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What Causes Severe Leg Cramps?
I am not athletic I don t exercise. I am going to start tho. My question is my left leg has cramps all up and down from my foot to the top of my thigh. My right one doesn t hurt as bad but is sore. A year ago I banged my left knee really badly on a gate but thy only took an x ray and my knee swells if I stand or sit too long and walking for long periods of time really hurts my knee. Right now I can t sleep cuz of te cramps so bad in my legs. Should I go to the emergency room or is it just muscle cramps? My mother thinks it may be Parkinson s or bad circulation or something like that because my legs do tend to go numb from time to time as well as my arms now and then. What do you suppose I do?
Sat, 1 Feb 2020
Hello,
As a first line management you can take analgesics like paracetamol or aceclofenac for pain relief.
Conditions like peripheral vascular diseases( PVD) must be ruled out.
Consult a general surgeon and get evaluated. A vascular Doppler is required to make a diagnosis.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thanks
As a first line management you can take analgesics like paracetamol or aceclofenac for pain relief.
Conditions like peripheral vascular diseases( PVD) must be ruled out.
Consult a general surgeon and get evaluated. A vascular Doppler is required to make a diagnosis.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thanks
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