“The sciatic nerve is located in the back of the leg. It supplies the muscles of the back of the knee and lower leg. The sciatic nerve also provides sensation to the back of the thigh, part of the lower leg, and the sole of the foot. Partial damage to the nerve may demonstrate weakness of knee flexion (bending), weakness of foot movements, difficulty bending the foot inward (inversion), or bending the foot down (plantar flexion). A person’s reflexes may be abnormal, with weak or absent ankle-jerk reflex. Several different tests can be performed to find the cause of sciatic nerve dysfunction.”
My wife fell off the bottom step of a step ladder and damaged her sciatic nerve, according to our new chiropractor. (She fell, really 
)
Conversation:
Wife: Why did I have to go and pinch my psychotic nerve?
Me: Psychotic nerve… that’s funny. You are starting to get my sense of humour.
Wife: You have a sense of humour?
I love my wife. Get better soon honey!
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Pender
June 28, 2006 at 3:48 pm
My goodness, the nerve of her being all psychotic and stuff like that.
So what happens now? Is it permanent? She going to go to physio to fix it up? Will she notice when she’s kicking your ass?
Jody
June 29, 2006 at 8:50 am
I think the nearest mental institution is in Halifax.
I used to volunteer at one. Good luck!
Steve
June 29, 2006 at 10:57 am
Jody, they told you that you were volunteering. It’s easier that way.
ChrisO
July 5, 2006 at 11:30 am
Jeff Gallant here at work had(has) the same problem. He got it from overexertion during one of our furious tennis matches. i no longer have a tennis partner.
Nawtqt
June 20, 2008 at 8:50 pm
My pinched sciatic nerve has caused both of my knees to lock up. Looking forward to operation to release the knees and fix the lumbar disc pinching the sciatic nerve. Good luck to your wife’s psychotic nerve…hard to tell what that may lock up.
Carly
July 25, 2008 at 1:17 am
I dont know if this is my problem or not i fell at work in the kitchen (im a waitress) and now it hurts from my knee cap all the way down to my ankle my foot feels partially numb it cant move my knee or ankle around very well and cant bend my knee fully PLEASE HELP I can barely put pressure on it at all and im still working like this I cant go to the doctor I have no health insurance so I cant go to the doctor anyone know whats wrong????
jody
July 25, 2008 at 8:05 am
Doctor Steve to the rescue!
Steve
July 25, 2008 at 9:41 am
Carly…. I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV.
You symptoms don’t sound anything like mine… so I can’t even offer my personal perspective on it. Sorry.