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What Causes Cramps In Lower Limbs, Knee Pain And Ankle Pain?
Question: Doctor my wife has had a problem since childhood where her lower limbs would cramp up and would need help to set them straight.but she about 2 years back She developed severe cramping on her left calf,it would become hard as stone.this has only started after she was bed ridden at a hospital for 25 days.she also complaint of knee pain In the same leg and ankle pain also.but now she is fine.i was reading about dvt and wanted to be sure if it was that.since a year she has not complaint about the calf.some tenderness only remains please suggest.
Brief Answer:
It can be DVT
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that it can be DVT. Also there is deficiency of salt and calcium in her body. That lead to cramping in leg and other muscles. To confirm it she needs to go through these tests.
1.Serum Calcium and D 3
2.Doppler for calf and thigh
These tests will tell us if there is deficiency of salt in body or there is any clot in calf muscles. According to that we can plan further management. If there is low salt then you need to give her regular 1000 gm calcium and 60000 unit vitamin D 3 daily.
Also whenever she feels like cramping she needs to take glass full of water with a spoon of salt immediately. Increase salt intake in his diet.
If there is till clot in leg then she will need blood thinners.
I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
It can be DVT
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that it can be DVT. Also there is deficiency of salt and calcium in her body. That lead to cramping in leg and other muscles. To confirm it she needs to go through these tests.
1.Serum Calcium and D 3
2.Doppler for calf and thigh
These tests will tell us if there is deficiency of salt in body or there is any clot in calf muscles. According to that we can plan further management. If there is low salt then you need to give her regular 1000 gm calcium and 60000 unit vitamin D 3 daily.
Also whenever she feels like cramping she needs to take glass full of water with a spoon of salt immediately. Increase salt intake in his diet.
If there is till clot in leg then she will need blood thinners.
I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2002
Answered : 4486 Questions
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