These injuries put pressure on the nerves that affect the legs, a condtion known as radiculopathy, specifically, radiculopathy that cause numbness or paresthesia in the leg is known as sciatica.

or posterior, part of the tibia and fibula (your lower leg bones), up close to your knee,” explains Cathlin Fitzgerald, D.P.T, C.S.C.S., senior physical therapist at Custom Performance in New ...

The cranial and spinal nerves of the PNS connect sensory and motor fibers of the trunk and limbs to the spinal cord and brain. Neurons in the posterior (dorsal) section of the spinal cord develop ...