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What Causes Calf Pain On Bending The Leg?

Hello, I am a registered nurse and recently completed 4 12hrs shifts. After that I started noticing that my left calf would hurt when I bent my leg. It does not hurt to walk, nut when I raise my leg and bend at the knee it hurts on the medial side. This has been going on for 2 weeks now. I have tried Epsom salt baths, sports cream but nothing seems to stop it.
Mon, 4 Jan 2016
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It could be arthritis of the knee with possible Baker cyst. Avoid flexing the knee, cross leg sitting, climbing stairs, kneeling, squatting. Apply hot packs. Keep the limb elevated. Take pain killers. Get an Xray and consult your Orthopaedic surgeon.
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What Causes Calf Pain On Bending The Leg?

It could be arthritis of the knee with possible Baker cyst. Avoid flexing the knee, cross leg sitting, climbing stairs, kneeling, squatting. Apply hot packs. Keep the limb elevated. Take pain killers. Get an Xray and consult your Orthopaedic surgeon.