Pain from my lower back to my left foot?!
Question: Pain from my lower back to my left foot.?
I have this pain that starts in my lower back on my left side, and I can feel it all the way down my left leg. It usually comes when I have been on my feet all day standing. Walking doesn't bother it much, but when I stand still, it is the most annoying pain ever. I have yet to see a doctor about it, because it only comes maybe once a week or so, and I always just figured my back was just tired. What could it be.?Health Question & Answer
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More then likely, it sounds like a pinched sciatica nerve. It is the largest nerve in the body, which is why you feel it everywhere down your leg. I, myself, live with this too. I have been to 2 different doctors, both say there isn't a whole lot of stuff you can do that will cure it, but only stuff to help yourself not feel it. Stretching everyday, placing a pillow under your knees when you lie down, etc...
Here is a website that is for more of the severe type of sciatica pain, but maybe some of these will help you. Take care.
http://www.ehow.com/how_6662_treat-pinch...Health Question & Answer
Here is a website that is for more of the severe type of sciatica pain, but maybe some of these will help you. Take care.
http://www.ehow.com/how_6662_treat-pinch...Health Question & Answer