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2. Sciatica - Wikipedia

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   Sciatica is pain going down the leg from the lower back. [1] This pain may go down the back, outside, or front of the leg. [3] Onset is often sudden following activities like heavy lifting, though gradual onset may also occur. [5] The pain is often described as shooting. [1] Typically, symptoms are only on one side of the body. [3]

3. Sciatic nerve - Wikipedia

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   The sciatic nerve, also called the ischiadic nerve, is a large nerve in humans and other vertebrate animals. It is the largest branch of the sacral plexus and runs alongside the hip joint and down the lower limb. It is the longest and widest single nerve in the human body, going from the top of the leg to the foot on the posterior aspect. The ...

4. Meralgia paraesthetica - Wikipedia

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   The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is a purely sensory nerve, [3] [2] and consequently the symptoms are also sensory. [4] Symptoms are typically unilateral, seen in about 78% of cases, but may be bilateral. [4] [2] The most common symptom is pain, paresthesias, or dysthesias on the anterolateral surface of the thigh that extends just ...

5. Anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve - Wikipedia

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   The intermediate cutaneous nerve (middle cutaneous nerve) pierces the fascia lata (and generally the sartorius) about 7.5 cm below the inguinal ligament, and divides into two branches which descend in immediate proximity along the forepart of the thigh, to supply the skin as low as the front of the knee.

6. Hip Pain: The Most Common Causes & How to Prevent It - AOL

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   Hip pain can develop in different areas, including the front, back, or side of the hip. ... Sciatica is when the sciatic nerve — which runs down the back of the leg — is pinched or pressured ...

7. Femoral nerve dysfunction - Wikipedia

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   The femoral nerve is the largest nerve of the lumbar plexus. [3] It is located in the pelvis, and travels down at the front of the leg. [3] The nerve has several branches given its origin from the lumbar spine, down the pelvis and further into the lower spine. [3]

8. Your 'muscle aches' might actually be nerve pain. Here's how ...

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   And nerve pain doesn't always occur in the part of the body that's the root of the pain. Sciatica, for instance, is a condition in which a nerve is compressed in the low-back and causes pain down ...

9. Cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs - Wikipedia

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   Cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs is the nerve supply to areas of the skin of the lower limbs (including the feet) which are supplied by specific cutaneous nerves. Modern texts are in agreement about which areas of the skin are served by which nerves , but there are minor variations in some of the details.