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Lower leg pain, made worse by overuse
Lower leg pain, made worse by overuse
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A member asked:
Why is my lower back in pain, and it gets worse when I stand and my left leg seems to lose its strength.
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A 31-year old female asked:
What could cause vibration feeling in my leg? Its in the lower outside of left calf. It seems to get worse if I move my leg and clams if I keep still
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A 39-year old female asked:
Pain for several days on left towards back of where leg meets lower hip area and pain getting worse and feels like leg is about to give out. Causes?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I experience pain in my lower back and down my leg when I sit for 5mins or longer, it started getting worse the last week until where my leg numbs. I dont sit much during the day and I am very active but it is very quickly getting more painful.
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A 18-year old female asked:
I get a sharp pain in the left lower part of my body right above my leg. It gets worse if i walk a lot. What is it?
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A 38-year old asked:
I am 60 years old, what would cause my legs to hurt mostly the lower half its been like this for 5 to 10 years & getting worse?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I've had pitting edema to ble 4 4 months. It is now worse on the left. It does not decrease with legs elevated. Y? Im 28 y.O. Female.
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A 27-year old female asked:
For 2 wks, pms-like cramps in lower right side with back and leg pain on that side. Off & on, worse throughout day, worse when sitting. What is this?
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A 43-year old female asked:
I am having lower back pain that appeared after leaning over. That was a week ago and is worse now & radiating down my leg. Do i need to go to my dr.?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I have pain in my right leg that started in my leg and moved up to the middle of my lower leg then to my hip. Its worse when I put forward pressure on it or when sit on my haunches ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I chipped a bone in my lower back in july but pain seems to be getting worse and i get these weird pains in my right arm and leg?
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A female asked:
Back pain that starts in lower back and goes into legs. Pain is worse some days than others. Hurts to lie down unless i'm on my side.
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A 39-year old female asked:
My left thigh hurt real bad for three days . Got worse when I sat down . Got better , but I noticed my lower legs are both swollen . What can it be ?
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A 36-year old male asked:
I have had pain/tension off-and-on for several months in my hip (or it could be considered the top of my leg on the front side) and my lower back -- both on right side. Is there a stretch to eliminate tightness? Walking/standing make pain worse.
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A 41-year old female asked:
Bad pain in my lower back & left leg. prev surgery for herniated disc. In past had 4 nerve root shots & radio-frequency ablation. None worked & latter made pain 100% worse.Told do another nerve root shot. Would another shot help as none helped before?
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A 26-year old asked:
Lower back pain between ribcage and pelvis right side, spot tender to touch, radiating to buttock and leg hot patch made it worse, what could this be?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Bad Lower back & leg pain. Pain on standing, sitting. Lying. MRI- L4-5 disc bulge narrowing rght exit foramina irrating L5 root. L5-S1 Central disc bulge close to left S1 nerve with annular tear. Had injections & radio-frequency which made it worse?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am experiencing slight right lower leg swelling and some pain. It feels worse walking and just different than my left leg
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A 21-year old female asked about a 52-year old female:
Severe pain in lower back, leg & buttocks. Can't sit down or walk up stairs. Pain even too intense to walk. Could this be Sciatica or worse?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Tingling sensation in my left outer thigh. Had a blood clot in lower half of left leg 7 years ago. Gets worse when I am sitting down or laying down.
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A 29-year old female asked:
Having dull achey lower back pain on each side pain seems to get better when i stand up and is worse when sitting or lying down pain going down leg ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Left lower back, buttock, leg pain 3weeks. 10 days of steriod no help. Pain worse when sitting, standing & walking. Pain varies, worst in buttock. Tried piriformis stretches but increases pain.
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have a tingling pins and needles sensation in my lower right leg, it gets worse at night. I have had it for four days now and it seems to be getting stronger and more painful. Is this a symptom of covid?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Lower right side abdomen (feels like ovary area). Pain getting worse over 4-5 day span. Pain shooting down my leg all the way to my toe. Nothing has been helping yet. Very uncomfortable. What should I do?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I recently started to gain back extreme pain In my lower back that does come sometimes a the worse times out of nowhere. Its very severe sometimes and buckles me down to one knee when it radiates down through one of my legs? What is wrong?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Pain in lower right abdomen. Worse with walking, moving legs. Better when laying down. ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
been having burning pains in my lower legs and feet. It feels worse after significant walking but still persists at rest. What could this be?
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A 69-year old female asked:
Small bumps lower arms and upper and lower part of legs. Small reddish bumps that itch. Some get a dark scab on top. It has not gotten worse. , ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have clusters of red dots on lower legs & feet, worse on left leg. Doesn't dissappear, doesnt itch & is not raised, just there. What could it be?
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A member asked:
I have red small raised bumps (rash) on my lower legs that gets worse when I work all day.They itch, the rash fades at night, & returns when im on my?
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