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Is Aleve Advisable For Radiating Pain From The Thigh To The Knee?

hello front of right thigh has pain that radiates down in to the knee .sometimes it will just stop hurting all of sudden and other times I have to take ALEVE to relieve the pain.i don t like taking aleve because it raises the blood pressure.somtimes I can walk a lot and I feel no pain and the all of a sudden I feel lots of pain.Iam a male and 74 yearsold
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Hi welcome to the healthcare magic

According to provided history you are having right side thigh pain and radiating towards knee , hence this could be from neurological cause or might be vascular etiology..
So nerve compression or vascular insufficiency might be the reason..

For your case your physical examination needs to be done along with neurological nerve examination..
If needed to rule out spinal causes that is bulging disc compressing nerve can be ruled out by MRI scan Lower spine
For vascular cause to rule out colour Doppler study can be done.

According to cause specific treatment guided
EX.If pain is from nerve compression than pregabalin and vitamin B complex can be prescribed

Consult physician for examination and accordingly plan further work up

Take care
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Is Aleve Advisable For Radiating Pain From The Thigh To The Knee?

Hi welcome to the healthcare magic According to provided history you are having right side thigh pain and radiating towards knee , hence this could be from neurological cause or might be vascular etiology.. So nerve compression or vascular insufficiency might be the reason.. For your case your physical examination needs to be done along with neurological nerve examination.. If needed to rule out spinal causes that is bulging disc compressing nerve can be ruled out by MRI scan Lower spine For vascular cause to rule out colour Doppler study can be done. According to cause specific treatment guided EX.If pain is from nerve compression than pregabalin and vitamin B complex can be prescribed Consult physician for examination and accordingly plan further work up Take care