What Causes Increased Pain In The Leg Upon Stretching?

Posted on Fri, 17 Feb 2017

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Question : Hello. I have bad pain in left leg increasing think its muscular as when i stretch my leg pain increases. Is it muscular?

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Muscular pain likely.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
A pain in the leg that increases on stretching is likely to be a muscular pain. It can be due to a muscle spasm or a referred pain due to degenerative changes in the spine. Usually such pain subsides with rest, stretching and mild pain killers. Doing a hot compress will also help. You can apply a local analgesic gel for relief.
I hope this answers your query.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (24 minutes later)

I have it for bout week or more now and can sometimes cause pain on resting also.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Muscular cause.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
You can have mild pain killer and see if it helps.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana