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Muscle Spasms In Legs, Back, Thighs. Family History Of Gout. Help
Hello,. My husband experiences a really bad what seems to be a muscle spasms in his legs back and thighs. The pain gets worse and worse in intensity. I used to be able to stretch his leg muscle then release it and that helped spmmetome. the pain gets reaaly bad after a hard day of work. When he drinks aalot of water dduring the day it seems to be not as bad at the end of the day. His uncle and dad had gout but he has as his uric acid leevels tested amd it was negative. a few years ago he has veon removed from his legs, but that would not account for the back and wristpain. CAN YOU HELP
Tue, 13 Aug 2013
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According to the clinical history provided the back,thighs and legs pain could be part of a mechanical back pain complex of symptoms. This mechanical back pain is caused due to bad posture at work, long work-hours in particular position, lack of proper sleep or healthy diet as well.
I suggest him to try back strengthening exercises by extension of the back muscles which can be taught by your Orthopedician or Physiotherapist. This will help to relieve the possible muscle spasm which causes the pain. One must also rule out inflammatory disorders, for which I recommend him to get an X-ray of spine after consulting with an Orthopedician.
Hope this will helps you. Take care.
According to the clinical history provided the back,thighs and legs pain could be part of a mechanical back pain complex of symptoms. This mechanical back pain is caused due to bad posture at work, long work-hours in particular position, lack of proper sleep or healthy diet as well.
I suggest him to try back strengthening exercises by extension of the back muscles which can be taught by your Orthopedician or Physiotherapist. This will help to relieve the possible muscle spasm which causes the pain. One must also rule out inflammatory disorders, for which I recommend him to get an X-ray of spine after consulting with an Orthopedician.
Hope this will helps you. Take care.
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