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Suggest Cause For Swollen Leg With Numbness & Muscle Spams

I have a swollen leg, ankle, and foot. I also have numbness and tingly feeling and a lot of muscle spasms that are uncontrollable. Its only on one side. I get a lot of bad headaches. My doctor told me to drink Gatorade and that its normal but i donk know if i should be worried.
Thu, 28 Feb 2019
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Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist 's  Response
Hello,

As seen in history and the symptoms we need more details from you. But surely we will provide some inputs which can help you analyze what exactly the thing is and measures should be taken.

Firstly, what is your age? are you diabetic? any other systemic disorders? when you mention all this in history it becomes easy for us to give you an opinion to be considered.

Tingling, numbness and muscle spasms can be due to nerve entrapment and need a physical examination for the same.

You mentioned about pain, is the nature of the pain sharp shooting or dull aching. If sharp shooting then it might be related to nerve pathology and if dull aching that may be related to muscle injury.

Also, have you checked your uric acid levels? if not please do it so we can figure out if it is due to increased uric acid levels. do you feel burning sensation in the urine?

What I will suggest is, first use hot water fermentation and do ankle movements in hot water. Post that please keep the leg elevated over a pillow in lying position. this should help firstly the swelling to come down. In case you are diabetic, you need to get your blood glucose levels to get checked and also if never checked for high blood pressure it is advised to get it checked once.

Please provide more details so we can help you better. Also, please follow the procedure I mentioned and if that works then nothing to much worry about the symptoms you are having. but in case it doesn't then please take proper measures of checking up your blood pressure, blood glucose levels and uric acid too.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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Suggest Cause For Swollen Leg With Numbness & Muscle Spams

Hello, As seen in history and the symptoms we need more details from you. But surely we will provide some inputs which can help you analyze what exactly the thing is and measures should be taken. Firstly, what is your age? are you diabetic? any other systemic disorders? when you mention all this in history it becomes easy for us to give you an opinion to be considered. Tingling, numbness and muscle spasms can be due to nerve entrapment and need a physical examination for the same. You mentioned about pain, is the nature of the pain sharp shooting or dull aching. If sharp shooting then it might be related to nerve pathology and if dull aching that may be related to muscle injury. Also, have you checked your uric acid levels? if not please do it so we can figure out if it is due to increased uric acid levels. do you feel burning sensation in the urine? What I will suggest is, first use hot water fermentation and do ankle movements in hot water. Post that please keep the leg elevated over a pillow in lying position. this should help firstly the swelling to come down. In case you are diabetic, you need to get your blood glucose levels to get checked and also if never checked for high blood pressure it is advised to get it checked once. Please provide more details so we can help you better. Also, please follow the procedure I mentioned and if that works then nothing to much worry about the symptoms you are having. but in case it doesn t then please take proper measures of checking up your blood pressure, blood glucose levels and uric acid too. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist