|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Paradise
Posts: 855
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Paradise
Posts: 855
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilbyfree
Okay, to me that sounds like the sural nerve. That is somewhat like the sciatic nerve, it is one that you do not want to mess with. Just a guess. Do you have any pain on the inside of your knee, and what about your calf?
Keep in mind, my doctor would have never attempted to go in and fix the tibial nerve, only by chance that I had all of these other problems did he concede that I had nothing to lose.
|
If it matters, the posterior tibial nerve has three main branches; the deep plantar nerve, superficial plantar nerve and calcaneal branch. It is mostly motor. Sural and saphenous are cutaneous sensory nerves for the inside and outside of the foot, respectively. The clinical "tapping" test, when positive (distal or proximal radiation), is call a Tinel's sign and is significant for tarsal tunnel syndrome that can affect any of the three plantar divisions of the posterior tibial nerve.
Just a Friday night tidbit of amusmement...
|