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Old 12-07-2010, 01:26 PM
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Welcome to NeuroTalk.

I found a dermatome map on the net, which shows the areas innervated by L4 and L5...

Notice the lateral side of the leg, and the different toe distribution.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...1t:429,r:0,s:0

It might be coming from your back, so I'd get an evaluation from your doctor, for that.
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