Sciatica Mimic: Common Fibular Nerve & Tendon Pain Explained #shorts

Added: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]That's the common fibular nerve or the common peroneal nerve. See how it comes and runs in very close proximity to this head of the fibula here or the peroneal tendon. Some people with sciatica, it's not actually sciatica coming from say piriformis or up the chain into the lower back. It can actually be this tendon is gluing onto this nerve right there as it crosses under. See how it goes through that tunnel there? So some people get a really sticky tendon right off the head of the fibula there and it's that clamping on that nerve that's giving them all their curry. So that's another reason