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What Causes Cramping Of One Leg And Leg Being Smaller?
My husband has had cramping of one leg for many years but now both when walking up hills, he now has one leg smaller. His father had Peripheral Vascular Disease and had one leg amputated. My husband smokes about twenty per day. His diet is good eating nuts and vegetables every night.
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
hi
There seems to be an indication for checking with doppler ultrasound for circulation especially when history of smoking is there.There are medicines to increase blood flow and prevent clots.As is evident he has to cut smoke, do massaging of limbs and get serum lipid profile and blood sugar checking done in addition.Vitamin E is supposed to help in cramps in moderate doses and injections of methycobalamin or neurobion forte.cosult a doctor/vascular surgeon and orthopedic doctor to rule out possibilities
thanks
There seems to be an indication for checking with doppler ultrasound for circulation especially when history of smoking is there.There are medicines to increase blood flow and prevent clots.As is evident he has to cut smoke, do massaging of limbs and get serum lipid profile and blood sugar checking done in addition.Vitamin E is supposed to help in cramps in moderate doses and injections of methycobalamin or neurobion forte.cosult a doctor/vascular surgeon and orthopedic doctor to rule out possibilities
thanks
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