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Intermit stabbing pain down legs, throbbing deep muscle gnawing pain &tightness x3 months.i have a ctd but am also a runner x10 yrs w/ no injury. ?

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Dr. Jimmy Bowen answered

Specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Leg Pain: Very nonspecific. Concern would be for back etiology, vs muscle, vs vascular, vs joints. Since you are already seeing a rheumatologist for your ctd i would check with him/her for an evaluation.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/5/2013

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