Peggy Shaves Her Legs

Peggy complains of "sharp stabbing pains up and down my spine" from her "sciatica". Sciatic pain is caused by compression of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve branches off the spinal cord very low on the back. It runs deep into the buttocks and down the back of the thigh, approaching the ankle. Sciatic pain isn't unusual with low back injuries or compression of the spine from other causes. Sciatic pain is felt in the butt, back of the thigh, and down to the calf. And would not be causing pain up and down her spine.