Bilateral Upper Leg Pain

I had a patient referred to me today with a 2 month history of bilateral whole leg achepain.

Bilateral upper leg pain. Again all of these sensations came on bilaterally. Hip bursitis is a common condition that can cause bilateral hip pain in women. There is one on each side.

Growth pains are not localized to one particular area of the leg. Obviously this means checking cervical thoracic and complete upper extremity involvement. In addition there are times at night that I am unable to sleep because the pain is.

Read on for more information on causes and treatment options. The nerve supplying the upper outer thigh is called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. If the pain occurs frequently or chronically a visit to a healthcare professional is in order to ensure the problem is not serious.

Its typically caused by injury pressure or repetitive movements and its common in runners and in women. Shaw House Orchard Road. The lower leg is the area between the knees and the ankles.

Severe leg pain located around the thigh can be caused by trauma from a femoral break or muscle strain. Hip bursitis occurs when one of the bursa a fluid-filled sac located between ligaments or tendons and bone becomes inflamed. Prior to that she was on prednisone for asthma for 3 years.

Swelling redness or heat along a leg vein. It starts in the young person causing stiffness in the hip that is only rarely recognised as being abnormal. These range from overuse syndromes to fractures and other injuries to more worrisome problems like tumors and infections.