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Doctordle #93
Back pain shooting down one leg
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This archived Doctordle case was published on 2026-07-02. It presents "Back pain shooting down one leg" as a Easy Musculoskeletal puzzle. The final answer is Sciatica.
Answer
Sciatica
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Topic pages verified on 2026-07-11
Information summarized from MedlinePlus.gov. MedlinePlus does not endorse Doctordle.
Six clues
Clue 1
A 39-year-old has low back pain that travels into one leg.
Clue 2
The pain feels electric down the back of the thigh.
Clue 3
Sitting makes symptoms worse in this fictional case.
Clue 4
Numbness reaches toward the foot.
Clue 5
The irritated nerve is the largest one running down the leg.
Clue 6
The answer is named after that nerve.
Plain-language explanation
Sciatica is pain along the sciatic nerve pathway, often felt from the low back into the leg. The clue set uses the classic radiating leg pain pattern.
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