Thigh pain can be a symptom of a muscle strain, fracture, or nerve injury. Acute trauma or joint injuries can cause pain, swelling, bruising, and discomfort with walking or doing stairs. Thigh pain ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Back and leg pain affect millions of Americans every day. And for some people it could lead to lost work time to years of suffering. Joining us is Dr. Wendy Twohey from the ...
Surgery to relieve leg pain and disability in some people with sciatica may be better than other non-surgical treatments, but the benefits are short-lived, lasting only up to 12 months, finds an ...
Pancreatic cancer is often referred to as a silent disease because early signs are typically quite subtle. People may first ...
Those wanting to get a leg up on their heart health should pay attention to pain in their lower limbs. While some may chalk up pain in their calves from walking to aging or muscle strain, it could be ...
When a blood clot develops in the leg, doctors refer to it as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Deep veins carry blood back to the heart from the extremities. DVT may cause pain, warmth, and tenderness.
A student who put her leg pain down to “learning how to drive” was diagnosed with a rare cancer — after a 10cm tumor was discovered in her thigh. 20-year-old Immy had just started driving lessons in ...
About 40% of people in the U.S. experience sciatica—leg pain caused by a pinched nerve in the lower back—at some point in time during their life. Because the condition can be quite painful, and affect ...
“This was difficult information to hear, and it was not sugar- coated,” said Gracie Butler, who was told she had spindle cell sarcoma Teenage Cancer Trust Gracie Butler was 18 when she started ...
Sciatica is a condition caused by an irritation, inflammation, pinching, or compression of your sciatic nerve. It can lead to moderate-to-severe pain and weakness in your lower back, buttocks, and ...
Certain exercises and stretches may help relieve pain, reduce tightness, and speed healing in people with sciatica. Examples include knee-to-chest stretching exercises and the child’s pose. Sciatica ...