A 26-year-old female asked:

What does it mean when left leg hurts to touch, move, feel like burning tingling with sharp pain running down my leg to my foot.

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Dr. Eric Weismananswered

Neurology 38 years experience

More information: Pain sensitive structures are irritated. Lots of things can do this. Nerve injury due to compression from internal or external sources, infection, inflammatory process, compartment syndrome, ischemia ( lack of blood flow) or tumor. You need a careful exam if the problem worsens or persists.

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