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What Causes Stiffness On The Right Leg?
I am 72 years old and presently taking medicine for high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. My current concern is that each night my right leg is inflated - - seems ready to burst. Additionally from the knee to the toes the leg becomes extremely stiff. If I rub hard on the calf, parallel to the shin bone, electrical shocks zoom down the leg to my toes. ( I am also a candidate for knee replacement in the same leg) The next a.m. the severe swelling and stiffness usually have dissipated, and the leg has, for the most part, returned to normal.
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Fri, 23 Jun 2017
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Hi,
As per the symptoms narrated, it is arthritis involving the knee that gives distal problem of stiffness in the leg. When muscles are at work for a particular time period, later when they get relaxed, spasm goes away and you feel normal.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
As per the symptoms narrated, it is arthritis involving the knee that gives distal problem of stiffness in the leg. When muscles are at work for a particular time period, later when they get relaxed, spasm goes away and you feel normal.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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