Can a degenerating spine cause chronic pain in other areas of the body?

[thunderseed]

Obviously the spinal cord is connected to the entire body, so if something was wrong with it, could it not cause pain elsewhere?

All I can ever find is that nerve damage causes numbness, but what about sharp pains?

Because I have sciatica pretty much all the time, and that is a very sharp nerve pain that does not cause numbness.

I just recently experienced a new kind of nerve pain that effected both quadriceps muscles, there was muscle twitching and the muscles felt heavy like bricks, very fatigued and sometimes I felt burning sensations, and a constant tingly, pins and needly sensation, but it did not hurt, it was just extremely uncomfortable.

Anyways, I'm just wondering because I have some unexplained "injuries" that could be the result of nerves.
For example, many years ago I woke up in the middle of the night in excruciating pain, this sharp electrocuting pain was throbbing in my right toe, it felt like a current of electricity. They never figured out what it was, and ever since it's been chronic sharp pain, so bad that I can't put weight on it.

They already know I have degenerating discs and I always thought the toe pain was related to my back, but because they saw inflammation in the toe they were convinced it was an actual injury, but I never did anything to it.

Anyways, just recently I injured my thumb while playing badminton and felt a very sharp pain. I've been playing badminton for years and it shouldn't have injured that easily, but it did, so I went to physio and he said it was a sprain, but his treatment didn't work so he gave up. Then I went to another physiotherapist who said it was tendonitis and that diagnosis made more sense but it's still not healing with the treatment recommended for that.
I'm just wondering if maybe it's not the tendon at all, and maybe it's also a nerve problem.
I looked at the anatomy of the hand and the pain is coming from where a nerve is. The only thing is there is a tendon near there too, so I'm not sure how to tell the difference.

[Steph_P]

I’m sorry I shd have told you I also have DDD and spinal stenosis and spondylitis . Have had injections , ( made it worse) blocks ( helped 2weeks) ablation on left side , Medicaid didn’t pay enough for them to let me get right side too and really I can’t tell any difference . I’m in pain 24/7 and they’ve taken my pain and nerve pills from me. So now I have no idea how I will even continue to barely function as they did not take pain away , simply made it bearable.

[Steph_P]

It’s a good possibility that you are experiencing peripheral neuropathy in your legs and feet aka diabetic nerve pain. I started getting a sensation like someone was blowing hot air through my shirt onto my stomach every few seconds which progressed into my left leg and foot going numb ,tingling and burning, shooting pains throughout my leg and to my foot . I have spasms and my foot began to drag . I couldn’t lift it to take a step it was like walking on a foot that’s asleep. I was finally diagnosed a year or so later with peripheral neuropathy and they started me on 4 600 mg gabapentin a day. It helps tremendously but my leg still burns has pains and goes dead .

[Steph_P]

Yes is the answer to your question