Background context Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a leg pain becoming worse at night and at rest, but immediately relieved by walking. The pathogenesis of RLS is still unknown. However possible mechanisms includ
This is leg pain that comes from a pinched nerve in your lower spine. It can range from a bad cramp to a strong shooting pain that makes it hard to stand or even sit. You might feel it because of a slipped or herniated disk, a slipped vertebra, a spasm of your butt muscles, orsp...
Adenomyosis can cause leg pain symptoms. The involvement of the local area usually causes it. There are nerves in the uterus and accessories when the attack of the disease will be involved in the local nerve, resulting in the performance of leg pain. There is no need to be too nervous. ...
Radiating leg pain can arise from a variety of etiologies in clinical practice, the most prevalent being neuropathic or musculoskeletal in origin. In rare cases an intra-abdominal pathology may also be the underlying cause. A case is reported of a 30-year old female patient who presented with ...
Testicular cancer usually first presents as either a hard lump on one of the testicles or a swollen testicle. This is usually accompanied by a heavy feeling in the scrotum.Answer and Explanation: In most cases, testicular cancer is not associated with leg pain. However, testicular cancer can ...
Can kidney cancer cause leg pain?Kidney cancer:Kidney cancer is a disease where the kidneys is attacked by malignant or cancerous cells. Exposure to cadmium is considered to be a risk factor for the onset of the disease.Answer and Explanation: ...
A case of Erdheim Chester disease in a 51-year-old Turkish patient is described. Erdheim Chester disease is a rare form of lipoid granulomatosis. Knee and leg pain are the most common symptoms, and physicians working in orthopaedics and traumatology are the first to be consulted. Our patient ...
During a growth spurt, your child’s heel bone grows faster than the muscles, tendons, and ligaments in their leg. In fact, the heel is one of your child’s first body parts to reach full adult size. When the muscles and tendons can’t grow fast enough to keep up, they are stretche...
Why does ovarian cancer cause leg pain?Ovarian cancer:Ovarian cancer is the type of cancer that affects a female?s ovaries, itself an integral part of the female reproductive system. If not treated, ovarian cancer is capable of worsening its effects on the body, usually resulting in death....
Orlin and co-workers performed a postal questionnaire survey, approaching 3000 randomly selected persons from the general population in Western Norway, of whom more than ¾ responded (2308). One quarter of the respondents had leg-pain or leg-cramps at night. A total of 286 of these accepted...