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What Could It Be If Experiencing Severe Pain In The Shin And Sensation Like Worm Crawling In The Calf?
Female 52yr, 5ft4 160lbs have fibroid in uterus, but normally very healthy, I ve been experiencing sudden onset of Severe!! Pain in my upper left Shin, no warning when resting, sitting, or standing, no particular pattern, no warning stabbing pain hits..feels like nerve pain, just under the skin under left 3in under left knee on top of shin, the pain is EXTREME comes last about 3-30 sec(the longest 30 sec) same spot each time, can come one day 2 time short sec. leave come back day later or next. Also experiencing feeling like little worm crawling under skin on left calf.
Tue, 17 May 2016
Hi,
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough clinical examination is advised.
As you are 52 years old, there might be some degenerative changes in the spine and this might be leading to pinch of the nerve as well and this might be the cause of the pain which comes and goes without any prior signs.
Also, getting a thorough assessment should help understand the nature of the pain better. Also, with physical therapy exercises for the core stability and pelvic floor strengthening you should be better.
In my clinical practice patients coming at this age with fibroids and sudden onset of pain, most of them have pinched nerve and post physical therapy they all respond well.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough clinical examination is advised.
As you are 52 years old, there might be some degenerative changes in the spine and this might be leading to pinch of the nerve as well and this might be the cause of the pain which comes and goes without any prior signs.
Also, getting a thorough assessment should help understand the nature of the pain better. Also, with physical therapy exercises for the core stability and pelvic floor strengthening you should be better.
In my clinical practice patients coming at this age with fibroids and sudden onset of pain, most of them have pinched nerve and post physical therapy they all respond well.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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