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Leg pain, made worse by playing tennis
Leg pain, made worse by playing tennis
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 67-year old asked:
My active, fit husband fell while playing tennis because of weakness in his leg. He does exercises for his back, but has sciatica, too, now. Why?
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A 64-year old male asked:
I have a bad leg pain. It goes from inner groin down front thigh. I play a lot of tennis. Painful to sit, lie, squat, and turn.
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A 46-year old female asked:
I got hurt playing tennis. 2 days later I am still unable to bear weight. Should i see a doctor or self-treat? 100% it is tennis leg.
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A 67-year old male asked:
I am 67, active, play tennis 2 or3 times a week. In the past 6 months to year, I have increasing lower leg (calf, etc.) pain during and after exercise. I don't feel like I am walking with good form.
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A 67-year old asked:
My fit, active husband has had some lack of control in one leg along with numbness while he plays tennis, and today he fell. He does back exercises.?
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A male asked:
I was playing tennis on the weekend and my legs got all wobbly for a couple of games in the second set. Had an episode of glandular fever in the past?
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A member asked:
When i'm exercising (playing tennis, walking), i slightly pull my calf muscles, on both legs. Do you have any suggestions that i can do to help stretch these muscles?
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A 52-year old male asked:
I am 52 years old. I exercise daily - play tennis and walk 5 kilometres everyday and swim as well in summer, have muscular legs. My BP is 110/73 and urinalysis is normal. I am worried as creatinine is 1.29 and has been steady for last 3 years.
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A 34-year old male asked:
I have a deep muscle pain in my leg just above the knee that hasn't gone away for over a year. I play tennis actively. What could it be?
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A 41-year old asked:
Had aches since I played tennis with no help form pt/ what may be causing my knee symptoms?
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A 63-year old female asked:
Re: euflexxa injections for knee. How long after each injection, can I play competitive tennis?
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A 27-year old asked:
After playing tennis, I have a small pain in the front right part of my knee, and soreness/stiffiness along the back inside of that knee. What is it?
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A 46-year old male asked:
I was playing tennis and I heard a loud pop in my knee. Since then it's been hurting so bad, I iced it right away but it still hurts when I try walkin?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is it safe to play tennis with a sprained ankle?
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A 32-year old asked:
Twisted my ankle playing tennis, heard a crack. Can walk on the ankle. How do I know if it is broken?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Slight pain on inside of my left ankle right behind the medial malleolus, no injury but noticed after playing tennis. What have i likely strained?
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A member asked:
My girlfriend injured her ankle 6 weeks ago and did RICE & it went away. 3 weeks ago she was playing tennis and fell landing on the same ankle. Should I take her to the ER or should we wait?
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A 30-year old male asked:
i have a small blister in inner thigh. Not painful even when i press. I could run, play tennis everything. Could this be herpes?
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A 52-year old male asked:
I rolled my ankle playing tennis. Continued to play although was careful. Swelled overnight. Rice until no swelling or pain and then play again?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can I still play tennis with a bruised knee cap?
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A female asked:
I have had 5 or 6 right ankle injuries. I'm in high school and i'm an avid tennis player. The swelling has never fully gone down since my last ankle injury, about four months ago, and I have continued to play tennis since my ankle healed. Whatshould i do?
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A member asked:
Do I have a shin splint or something else? I play tennis a lot and i enjoy it, but my shin has been hurting whenever i put pressure on it for about 6 months now. Its not absolutely horrible but its enough to cause a slight limp sometimes. It hurts right i
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A 17-year old female asked:
3 years go=broken ankle & screwes sprained my akle playing tennis in auguet and it's still swollen. Had me in a cast. Is this normal?
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A 53-year old female asked about a 16-year old female:
My daughter keeps complaining about her knee and ankle pain. She plays tennis and runs daily. We tried RICE for 2 weeks. What to do?
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A 74-year old female asked:
Suddenly a small marble sized cyst appeared on my groin between my thigh and public area. It is moveable, hard. Not painful but irritates due to the area. I was playing tennis in the heat and had tights on. Could it have been caused by sweating ?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Am experiencing pain and stiffness of knee joints after playing tennis. Doctor says its osteoarthritis. Cant stop playing tennis. Whats the remedy?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Can I return to playing tennis if I have a bone bruise? If I use an ankle brace? The doctor told me it was a very minor bruise and it was ok to play.
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A 17-year old female asked:
Ive had back pain for a year now, and my pt just said I cant play volleyball. Im the captain on the team so thats not an option. But I was wondering if my leg pain can get worse if I play. My L5 and L4 are pushing on nerves?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Good day I got injured while playing soccer and my leg has be swollen now for a week and the pain is getting worse?. The injury is on my shin and it feels like theres damage to the bones and my ankle has also started getting swollen and painful
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A 26-year old male asked:
My shin bone in my left leg is sensitive to touch and aches. It gets worse when i play basketball. It has been this way for 6 months or so (age: 26)?
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