What causes leg nerve pain?

Answer by  Lottadogs (1258)

Leg pain can be from compression of a nerve due to posture, non-ergonomic desk set up, injury or from spinal compression pinching the nerve running down the leg.

Answer by  chen2 (508)

There could be many reasons and depending where it is radiation to and where the origin of the pain is coming from. You could have a slipped disc and you compressed a nerve, there could have been micro repetitive injury that caused it in your spine. You might also have tight muscles in your gluts that is compressing some nerves.

Answer by  punkypoo (11)

It is possible that you have pinched a nerve. There is a nerve that runs down your leg and if it is pinched then it could cause pain.

Answer by  geoff23 (92)

the cause of your leg pain is probably coming from your back due to disc prolapse which causes you to have leg pain you need to get the problem sorted quickly.