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Leg pain, made worse by exercise or physical activity
Leg pain, made worse by exercise or physical activity
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 43-year old female asked:
After physical activity with legs, they felt strained, shaky, weak for about 30 min. after. No MS already tested. Can this be from lack of exercise?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have L5 nerve root compression and a lot of twitching in legs and feet. I have noticed when I do activity (walk/bike/exercise) my twitching gets a lot worse for the hour or so after the activity. Why is this?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Left foot swelling off and on, leg aches as if circulation is restricted. Worse after physical activity. Past 4-5 weeks. Could this be a blood clot?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I am experiencing lung, shortness of breath (severity: severe) (time frame: sudden) (worsened by: exercise or physical activity) (unaffected by: psychological stress, lying down) (better by: rest) (unaffected by: sitting upright), lower leg swelling, ches
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hi, my left knee has been acting strange, it pops frequently, its sore a lot of the time, and pain is worse when I do any sort of physical activity. ?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can varus legs affect my physical activities?
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A 17-year old female asked:
How to reduce itchiness around legs and abs during jogging or doing other physical activities?
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A 34-year old asked:
Would varus legs affect my physical activities like cross country and tennis?
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A female asked:
I have stiffness in my left leg. No pain. Still do physical activities. when i sit longer than 25mins it gets stiff and i feel a minor pinch. ?
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A member asked:
Good Morning! I want to know more about trying to make healthy changes, but I am currently handling a broken leg and cannot walk much. I'm scared with no activity I am going to be worse off than I already am, and could use some advice. I eat out constantl
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A 57-year old female asked:
Groin pain, gets worse with activity, walking etc. Better at rest, but still apparent. Radiates to top of leg. Had for 3 weeks. ?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Nighttime leg muscle cramps since last winter when it was worse! How can I cure these? They interfiere with my daily activities!
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A 20-year old female asked:
I've been having bruise like pain in my upper legs on the outsides but there is no bruise. Has nothing to do with physical activity. ?
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A 24-year old male asked:
My upper legs have been very sore since i woke up this morning. I haven't done any intense physical activity and my legs were fine before i slept.
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A 52-year old male asked:
Following physical activity yesterday started having intense pain right leg inner/upper area between genitals and leg what to do for pain and did....
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A 16-year old female asked:
Waking up rarely with leg muscle pain and it gets worse on winter. It interfies with my daily activities. What could it be? What can I do? Thanks.
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have mild leg weakness. I find when i'm tired it seems worse and becomes hard to do activities such as climbing stairs. Is this expected? Any advice
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have tingling going down both arms and back. Sometimes in the legs. It's worse with activity or at end of day. What could cause this?
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A member asked about a male:
Rahat is having pains in his right butt cheek and upper leg and it prevents him from physical activity and it hurts him when he stretches ?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have days I have pain in my legs and arms. The pain is throbbing and aching and doesn't get better with physical activity. What is this?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hi! I have EDS classic and get chronic pain sometimes at random, predominantly due to lots of activity during the day. The pain is usually in my legs, but can be in my arms. The pain will continuously get worse until I take medication. Other options?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have had leg pain(burning, throbbing, sore, weak, etc) for 2mo. Worse with activity. Feels muscular. Dr's I've been to haven't helped. Any ideas?
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A 28-year old female asked:
The back of my left leg, knee area is sore. I have a desk job, i don't do strenuous physical activity to warrant pulled muscle. What's the deal?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have low back pain radiating to right leg for 3 years(Im 24). All mri,xrays,blood tests came back normal. Had PT, painkillers,piriformis injection with no result. Pain is worse after activity. Is there a big chance a nerve is damaged permanently?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Really sore cramps in left leg. Havent been doing more activities than normal either. Dose not feel the same as my usual cramps after heavy exercise. Mostly in foot, ankle and calf. Getting bad and wondering if I should go to urgent care?
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A 57-year old female asked:
I have pain on my left side from my groin, round the buttocks. Sensitive to touch, but muscle pain. Spread right side, down to behind knee, have Bakers cyst, lumps down the leg. Muscles are sore, affecting my daily physical activities.
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A 34-year old male asked:
Im a middle age male with symptoms of muscle cramping, ache, and fatigue in my arms and legs that get worse with activity. Can a positive anti striated muscle antibody test with low AChr modulating, and a negative MuSK test mean anything?
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A 42-year old female asked:
24/7 tingling in hands & feet for 4 months. Tingling in arms & legs too. Numbness in all those areas. Gets worse with touch/activity. Also a lot of muscle twitching. Normal mri's,emg &bloodwork. Very active/healthy before this. What could it be? Thx?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I m 23 and i have bow legs and i dont want to do make any surgery .. i m seeking physical exercise ...can it work ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Crawling feeling in my legs worst during day. Exercise, walking makes it much worse. I'm tired of having to lay down all day& turning/ tossing in bed
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