why does the legs pain ater a long distance walk?
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How long a distance are you asking about?  5 miles?  or 500 yards or meters?\n\nA common and serious cause of leg pain with walking is a condition called Intermittent Claudication (AKA Vascular Claudication).  This is a condition of decreased blood flow in the legs from peripheral vascular disease (the same problem in the arteries that causes cardiovascular disease).  \n\nYou will need a professional to help make this or other diagnoses.  \n\nBest wishes and good luck.
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Have you been working out or walking a lot more. It could be that you have strained your muscles or something. If it lasts to long call the doc.
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this could be caused by wearing tight low cut jeans that can put pressure on a nerve on your hips. this called meralgia paresthetica. or it could be sciatica, a pain associated with your sciatic nerve that runs along the thigh.
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Dehydration is ofthen the the cause of severe leg pain. Perhaps the drug you are taking is a diuretc? Diuretics alleviate the symptoms of these diseases by causing sodium and water loss through the urine.
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I had the same problem when I was a bit heavier in the belly area.  It sounds like you are pretty active though, not sure if it applies to you or not.  When I lost a bit of the belly weight the back pain with walking stopped.
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Maybe it's because you've got a really fat toe and too much furniture.  Try wearing shoes and looking where you walk.\n\nWendy\nx
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It is not likely to have such severe pain with diabetic neuropathy. In fact, in diabetes sometimes sensation is DEcreased which causes problems because they cannot feel it when they get minor wounds, which then becomes infected.\n\nIf she has severe pain, is it in her calf? If she has concurrent hypertension and hyperlipidemia, she could be having vascular insufficiency and claudication. In this instance, the blood supply to the leg is insufficient. After some walking, it can cause severe pain, called claudication. One clue - is her leg a little cool to the touch compared to the rest of the body? \n\nHope this helps. If this is so painful, I suggest you bring her to see a doctor to diagnose the exact cause. It is hard to make a definitive diagnosis without seeing her. Painkillers may help temporarily but they do not solve the problem.
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Pain in the calves could be relieved by regular stretching after cardio workouts.  You may also be developing a bone spur due to repetitive stress or have strained the calf muscles.  If they are strained they need some rest, icing, antiinflammatories and a trip to the doctor (you should see the doctor anyway to find out what is wrong).  Are you running on large inclines?  This may contribute to pain in the calves.  Continuing to run while the calves hurt may just be worsening the injury - so get it checked so you can get back to working out!  You may have also upped the intensity of the runs too much too soon, which is causing injury to the calf/Achilles tendon or even the lower tibia (bone in lower leg).  It may be good to tone it back and up the intensity more slowly.  Again, see a doctor (there's an underlying theme to my answer...).  Good luck bud!
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if doc says there is nothing then why are you asking again.  maybe just muscle pain if you've been walking alot and doc may not see that. try not to worry about it.
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You probably have what is known as restless leg syndrome. I'm sure when you move then constantly they feel better? It usually means a lack of potassium and magnesium. Try taking these in a vitamin form. Or else next best thing to do is eat bananas. Also drink lots of water.
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maybe you should go to a doctor because its not normal to have this kind of pain for 6 days in a row,, i had a lesion on both knees, and whenever i exercise too much or something, I end up having this kins of pains but for 3 day or so,, maybe the best is to go to a doctor
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It could be Arthritic pain.\n\nSpasm of muscles around ur legs.\n\nTrauma with minor fractures.\n\nMeniscitis.\n\nLigament sprain.\n\nEarly cancer at the end of your long bone.\n\n\nthere are many reasons, so please see your primary care physician.
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Wasn't running but was hiking and felt a weird twinge in my leg, I thought that I should stop and rest and massage or stretch but the I thought "No, this isn't a good spot and I've only got 2 more miles to go." Hurt to walk or stand for next 3 days.\n\nFeel free to laugh.
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Not enough information there to be sure, but there are always possibilities.\n\nIt could be your feet have grown or flattened and are larger than they used to be. Your shoes may be too tight.\n\nWater retention, which could come from anything from insufficient exercise or sitting in a computer chair too long to low circulation to other more complicated (and some potentially dangerous) things. Even pregnancy. (I don't know your gender or age so I'll suggest that.)\n\nNerve changes, which can have many causes, some as simple as wearing a belt too tight or sitting on a wallet in your back pocket, and some being a sign of something else in your body out of kilter.\n\nIf it's worth asking here, it's worth asking your physician about -- from curiosity, not from fear. \n\nThey're trained to assume and check for the worst things first and only when they prove that those aren't the cause, move onto the less alarming causes. They do this because they'd rather check for the worst and be wrong than to miss checking and be dead wrong. It's just the way they are. Would you want them to be any other way?\n\nIf there's any extreme or rapid change or if pain starts anywhere in your legs, have it checked right away. That'd be a sign that there's a little more happening than a little stiffness and numbness.\n\n----------\nNow that you've asked your first question, go read and rate some others. You can show your experience here by adding on some points, and rating answers is the easiest way to do it. You get to do 20 each day.
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Sciatic nerves run from your spine and go down the backs of your legs. You can get sciatic pain from standing to long, from a slipped disk, from too much weight on your stomach, from lifting heavy objects improperly, from pregnancy, etc. If you have sciatic pain, you have to get rid of the condition causing it. Or if that doesn't work, talk to your doctor about a diagnosis and treatment.
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If the pain is after doing some exercise/walking, then it may be Angina (consult the Doctor immediatly), if it is random, it may be due to some stomach problem,  or even some muscular pain. I have recently have Bypass surgery, and studied a lot of literature, if you need any assistance in case of heart problem, then contact me at hafeez_butt@yahoo.com
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if it's both legs that are hurting, it's very unlikely that you have clots.  Some things to look for if you think it is a clot:  are your ankles swollen and/or blue-ish?\nA quick test you can do (have someone help you:  lie down on your back with your knee bent and have someone press your foot towards your shin. if this is painful, a clot is a possibility. this is called a Homan sign.  \n\nalso...how old are you, clotting in the legs is very uncommon in the non-elderly but your risk increases with age.  risk is also increased if you have had clots before or have been on bedrest for some time.\n\nif you do think you have clots, go to the emergency room as they can cause life-threatening problems like pulmonary embolisms.