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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Leg pain. |
Muscle strain or sciatica. |
See Back Pain. |
| Back pain. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Leg pain following strenuous |
Muscle injury. |
See Sprains & Strains. |
| exercise or following injury. |
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| Leg can bear weight. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Leg pain. |
Tendon inflammation. |
See Tendinitis. |
| Restricted movement, |
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| tenderness and swelling around |
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| a tendon. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Leg pain following injury. |
Broken bone. |
Call doctor now. |
| Leg won't bear weight. |
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See Bone Fracture. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Sharp pain down back of leg, |
Pressure on large nerve |
See Disk, Ruptured. |
| especially when coughing, |
in leg. |
See Backache (in |
| sneezing or laughing hard. |
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Symptoms section). |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Leg pain. |
Several disorders. |
See Muscle Cramp, Ache |
| Muscles tighten briefly-- |
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or Weakness (in |
| usually while asleep--then |
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Symptoms section). |
| return to normal. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Leg ache, especially after |
Disorder of veins. |
See Varicose Veins. |
| standing a long time. |
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| Prominent veins in legs. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Shooting pain in leg. |
Nerve disorder. |
See Peripheral |
| Tingling and numbness that |
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Neuropathy. |
| begins in hands or feet. |
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| Gradual muscle weakness. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in calf. |
Blood clot in superficial |
See Thrombophlebitis, |
| One vein red, hot and hard. |
vein. |
Superficial. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in calf when flexing ankle. |
Blood clot in deep vein. |
Call doctor now. |
| Swollen, tender calf. |
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See Thrombosis, Deep |
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Vein. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Persistent pain in one part of |
Bone infection. |
See Osteomyelitis. |
| leg. |
Cancer. |
See Multiple Myeloma. |
| Fever. |
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| General ill feeling. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in calf after walking. |
Circulatory disorder. |
See Atherosclerosis. |
| Pain disappears with rest. |
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See Buerger's Disease. |
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See Claudication. |
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See Thrombosis & |
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Embolus, Arterials. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Leg pain. |
Degenerative condition of |
See Osteoarthritis. |
| Painful or stiff hip on same |
joints. |
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| side as leg pain. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Leg pain along sciatic nerve. |
Joint disease. |
See Ankylosing |
| Recurrent low backache. |
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Spondylitis. |
| Stiffness. |
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