What Causes Pain In The Leg Muscle?

Posted on Fri, 17 Apr 2015

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Question : what cause pain in the leg muscle?I wake up at nights with pain and go threw the day.I don't over do it.our stand on them a lot.they aches most of the time in the night.what can it be?

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
likely to be due to a nerve root compression

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
The symptoms that you are having are likely to be due to a nerve root compression at back. You need to get an MRI scan of the area done and consult a neurophysician for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Meanwhile you can follow these measures:
- If the pain is severe, you need bed rest till the pain resolves.
- Get some analgesics prescribed and apply analgesic spray or ointments.
- While resting, keep a pillow under your knees if it doesn't bother you.
- Avoid lifting heavy objects.
- Back strengthening exercises and stretching exercises daily as advised by a Physiotherapist.
- Avoid exercises in times of pain.
- Improvise your posture while sitting.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.

Take care

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