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Pain radiating down the leg

Pain radiating down the leg: Introduction

Pain radiating down the leg: Leg pain can be due to a muscle cramp. See detailed information below for a list of 27 causes of Pain radiating down the leg, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Pain radiating down the leg:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Pain radiating down the leg. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Diuretics
• Statins
• Muscle fatigue or strain
• A torn or overstretched muscle
• Hairline crack in the bone (stress fracture)
• Inflamed tendon
• Shin splints
• Atherosclerosis
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Osteomyelitis
• Cellulitis
• Arthritis
• Gout
• Varicose veins
• Osteoid osteoma
• Drugs such as allopurinol and corticosteroids
• Osteosarcoma
• Disc herniation
• Epidural abscess
• Retroperitoneal bleed
• Spondylolisthesis
• Metastatic carcinoma with spinal metastases
• more causes...»

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Common Causes of Pain radiating down the leg

• Dehydration or low amounts of potassium, sodium, calcium, or magnesium in the blood
• Diuretics
• Statins
• Muscle fatigue or strain
• more common causes...»

Home Diagnostic Testing and Pain radiating down the leg

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Pain radiating down the leg: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Pain radiating down the leg, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Pain radiating down the leg and Nerve symptoms (14 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Pain (14 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Sensory symptoms (14 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Sensations (12 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Leg pain (11 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Leg symptoms (10 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Limb symptoms (10 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Body symptoms (9 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Musculoskeletal symptoms (8 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Bone symptoms (8 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Skeletal symptoms (8 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Skin symptoms (8 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Swelling symptoms (8 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Arm pain (7 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Fever (7 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Muscle symptoms (6 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Bony abnormalities (6 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Movement symptoms (6 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Temperature symptoms (6 causes)
• Pain radiating down the leg and Leg pain during pregnancy (6 causes)
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Pain radiating down the leg Treatments

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Stories from Users for Pain radiating down the leg

Real-life user stories relating to Pain radiating down the leg:

• Chronic groin pain that travels down leg
• Why can't I move my legs when I kneel down?
• buttocks-down the leg aches when sitting or lying
• pain when lying down
• Pain in Buttocks, hurts to sit, lie down and use the bathroom
• Lower right abdominal pain, radiates down leg
• Right hip pain now extending down leg to knee and now rectal bleeding?
• pain iN RIGHT HIP DOWN TO FOOT
• Stinging pain down sides and arm?
• abdominal pain/fullness, back/rib pain, nerve burning (down leg)
• Nerve Pain, worse when laying down. Wierd?
• When I look down, my legs go numb
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• Radiating pain, swollen nodes
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• help, pain gets worst when i lay down?
• Hip, down leg, hip to back pain
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• Radiating Chest Pain- arms, side, back and leg
• pain down outside of left leg

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Pain radiating down the leg: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Pain radiating down the leg may include these symptoms:

• Nerve symptoms
• Pain
• Sensory symptoms
• Sensations
• Leg pain
• Leg symptoms
• Limb symptoms
• Body symptoms
• Musculoskeletal symptoms
• Bone symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Sensory symptoms (7134 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
• Leg symptoms (2751 causes)
• Limb symptoms (3592 causes)
• Sensations (6520 causes)
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Arm symptoms (1619 causes)
• Common symptoms (8589 causes)
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Research the causes of related medical symptoms such as:

• Pain (6458 causes)
• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Pain disorder
• Pain syndrome
• Down
• Down syndrome
• Leg
• Leg symptoms (2751 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Pain radiating down the leg

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Pain radiating down the leg:

• Sciatica (30 causes)
• Intermittent claudictaion of thigh
• Buttock claudication
• Fracture femur
• NSAIDS
• more symptoms...»

Misdiagnosis and Pain radiating down the leg

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Pain radiating down the leg: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
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Pain radiating down the leg: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Detailed list of causes of Pain radiating down the leg

The list below shows some of the causes of Pain radiating down the leg mentioned in various sources:

• A torn or overstretched muscle
• Arthritis
• Atherosclerosis
• Cellulitis
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Dehydration or low amounts of potassium, sodium, calcium, or magnesium in the blood
• more causes...»

See full list of 27 causes of Pain radiating down the leg

How Common are these Causes of Pain radiating down the leg?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pain radiating down the leg. Of the 27 causes of Pain radiating down the leg that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 26 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 27 causes of Pain radiating down the leg

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Pain radiating down the leg:

The following list of conditions have 'Pain radiating down the leg' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Pain radiating down the leg Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Pain radiating down the leg based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

Travel - has the patient travelled recently?

Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

Classifications of Pain radiating down the leg:

Medical Conditions associated with Pain radiating down the leg:

Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Leg symptoms (2751 causes), Limb symptoms (3592 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Arm symptoms (1619 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)

Symptoms related to Pain radiating down the leg:

Sciatica (30 causes), Intermittent claudictaion of thigh, Buttock claudication, Fracture femur, NSAIDS

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Pain radiating down the leg

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• Plantar Fasciitis: Evidence-Based Review of Diagnosis and Therapy
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