Muscular Disorders

Rhabdo flare ups? My ankle is swelling and I have some muscle cramps

I'm 29 and active. I have been out of the hospital 2 weeks so far from rhabdo. Did an arm workout with a lot of reps for the first time after my winter hiatus, and after 4 days of decreased ROM, swelling and pain, I suspected rhabdo and was admitted. My CpK was over 10,000. I haven't been back...

by Hope over a year ago

Horrible inner thigh cramps, I cannot massage it out

I am 50 years old and in January began waking up with a horrible twisting/cramp in my inner left thigh. It is not a regular cramp, you can not stand on it to help it, nor massage it out. I have had them bad enough twice that I have passed out in front of my husband from it. I get...

by Toni over a year ago

I have been suffering from leg cramps alternating from one leg to the another

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I have been suffering from leg cramps alternating from one leg to the other lasting 15 to 20 minutes each time during the night or day when I stretch my leg it usually starts it what could this be the cause of I am a diabetic and I'm on medicine they are getting worse and lasting longer and leaving...

by Guest over a year ago

I periodically have a sudden tightness in my right arm that causes it to involuntarily fling out

For as long as I can remember, I periodically have a sudden tightness in my right arm that causes it to involuntarily fling out - usually straight out to my side like I am trying to hit someone standing beside me. It doesn't hurt at all, and it lasts only for as long as it takes for my arm to fling...

by violetbrevity356634 over a year ago

I had an acute compartment syndrome on my lower right leg so I did a fasciotomy

I'm vishal from India, I have gone through your article on compartment syndrome. I had acute compartment syndrome on my lower right leg in anterior compartment.i had fasciotomy after 4 days because many doctors are unable to diagnose the problem. The surgeon told me that there is necrosis found on...

by Vishal over a year ago

Severe Pain after having an extensive MRI

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I have been experiencing extreme pain in my muscles, joints and bones after having an MRI testing for a mild stroke. The pain started about 2 days after the MRI. The pain occurred very suddenly. It was pain that i have never experienced before and I am in the process of trying to track down the...

by Peggy over a year ago

Post-Surgery for Chronic Exertional compartment syndrome

Hi, I found out I had Chronic Exertional Compartment syndrome in July and had surgery (fasciotomy) on August 29th, 2016. Since surgery, (mid December 16-present) I've been having rolling muscle spasms just above my ankle where they made the incision and where the...

by AFerg over a year ago

Woke up with sudden legs, feet, arms and hands numbness

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Hello, Last week I woke up with menstrual cramps so I took a Tylenol to ease the pain a bit. About an hour later my right leg was numb. The next day the numbness moved to the whole right side of my body. Now, a week later the numbness comes and goes in my legs, feet, arms, hands and sometimes my...

by casey over a year ago

Legs twitching when I'm sitting down, and whole body spasm out of the blue

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I have had a problem for several months now, where my legs will twitch when I'm sitting down, it's more my right than left leg. It feels like electricity building up in my leg, then it spasms...then it's fine for a minute, then happens again. Sometimes I can get up and walk around to relieve it but...

by Lisa over a year ago

Quadriceps pain post bilateral total hip replacement

I'm a 61 yr old who had successful bilateral THR in Nov and Dec of 2015. Several months into my recovery I experienced severe pain in my other thigh muscle, rt. side worse than left. Anytime I'm on my feet, the pain is there. The pain is even worse when I take the weight off a leg. Is this IT Band...

by Lily Magnolia354463 over a year ago