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Suggest Treatment For Muscle Soreness In The Leg
Brief Answer:
To get the most appropriate diagnosis for proper management.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Male/80 - diagnosed with claudication - muscle soreness in right leg - statin - muscle soreness - advised to take Aspirin to increase blood flow - taking Aflusozin - allergic to dust and cats - wants advise.
Claudication by definition is a condition in which cramping pain in the leg is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries.
This is diagnosed by a classical history, past history of tobacco products, arterial color doppler of the lower/affected limb/s. Relieved if the cause can be treated.
Statins help reduce claudications and is a part of the treatment in some selected cases.
Yes, but statin can cause pain in the muscles by a process called Rhabdomyolysis and can cause this anywhere in the body.
Aleve (naproxen) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)and has helped you for the last 20 hours.
Hence it is very important to have the most proper diagnosis of the pain in the leg. This can be due to:
Calf sprain.
Prolapsed disc can press on the nerves in the lower spine causing one sided pain. Increases on waking or in some typical position.
Hence I would advise you the following:
To get a clinical evaluation, examination and relevant investigations to get the most proper diagnosis and hence it would be possible to have a proper management.
I hope this answers your query, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
With Regards.
To get the most appropriate diagnosis for proper management.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Male/80 - diagnosed with claudication - muscle soreness in right leg - statin - muscle soreness - advised to take Aspirin to increase blood flow - taking Aflusozin - allergic to dust and cats - wants advise.
Claudication by definition is a condition in which cramping pain in the leg is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries.
This is diagnosed by a classical history, past history of tobacco products, arterial color doppler of the lower/affected limb/s. Relieved if the cause can be treated.
Statins help reduce claudications and is a part of the treatment in some selected cases.
Yes, but statin can cause pain in the muscles by a process called Rhabdomyolysis and can cause this anywhere in the body.
Aleve (naproxen) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)and has helped you for the last 20 hours.
Hence it is very important to have the most proper diagnosis of the pain in the leg. This can be due to:
Calf sprain.
Prolapsed disc can press on the nerves in the lower spine causing one sided pain. Increases on waking or in some typical position.
Hence I would advise you the following:
To get a clinical evaluation, examination and relevant investigations to get the most proper diagnosis and hence it would be possible to have a proper management.
I hope this answers your query, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
With Regards.
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