Nerve conduction studies had shown severe damage to the right sciatic nerve (see the image below to see the location and course of the sciatic nerve). No cause for sciatic nerve damage was obvious, he noted. The cause was ‘fat wallet’ syndrome, in which the wallet compresses the pyriformis muscle, through which the sciatic nerve passes, thereby compressing the sciatic nerve. The wallet can also cause direct compression of sciatic nerve branches,” the expert said. This results in an unlevel pelvis and an unbalanced spine, putting indirect pressure on the sciatic nerve,” noted Dr Chebbi.
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