Strange throbbing/ pulsing in my thigh just above knee

probably u are in a sitting job...and ur legs need a little exercise and massage.... get up and walk (2-5 minutes) after every 1 hour.... dip ur legs in hot water at night for 10-15 minutes, dry it and sleep tight... all this will improve blood cirulation and make ur legs stronger...hope it helps

My guess is this is FEELING your own pulse.  I'm 63, Male, retired, 255lb. 6'3" sleep on my side and have felt some numous in feet latey also.  I take calcium/poss/mag/zinc but do sit a lot. However my pulsing started after a long day of exercise and standing.  it is annoying, but probably harmless as others have stated.  however our bodies do have ways of alerting us of trouble and this is no doubt something to pay attention to because of that.  CAUSE?  Loss of enough circulation is my thinking.  Therefore stay hydrated, eat proper, take vitamins/minerals, exercise and I'm thinking this is probably a problem of those OVER WEIGHT as well.  Hence I need to loose some, I've been going on a diet for the last 10 years:-)))) Just made nine different kinds of pie for the HOLIDAYS...  Yum,  no matter how healthly you are, sooner or later you are still going to die.   So read your bible... God bless each of you. Grandpa of 29, father of 1

I have the same thing right now. It is certainly really alarming and scary. I don't know what to do!

I think you are right

Mine feel like it has a pulse and it is right above my kneecap to the right. It does not happen very often, but it does bother me when it does. Any Ideas?

take off your pants and underwear and lay down, it will stop.  the constant pressure all day on the waist in one spot jiggers up your nerves and blood vessels

take off your pants and underwear and lie down, it will stop. the constant waistband pressure messes with nerves/ blood vessels

take off your pants and underwear and lie down, it will stop. the waistband pressure messes with your nerves and blood vessels

I have the same thing is been about a week I'mpretty surei have had it happen before and try to eat bananas you need more potassium mind have been going on and off lately when I walk around its gone when I hold still or sitting is there

I just had this for the las t15 minutes and i just wanted to check xD

Hello I'm 39 and have had this twice now.. And each time I've has it is when I've been on nights where we had finished our work early and sat for the rest of the shift. I angled the chair back so the weight of my legs were pressing down under my knees...I actually physically felt the throbbing beginning to start....so I'm thinking it's some sort of clotting of the arteries.if you've cut off the supply for hours there's a good possibility that the artery has narrowed due to a lower blood pressure going through it....I think a regular exercise should hopefully open the artery up again...get the blood pumping faster...just hope it removes small bits of the clot and not a big bit....

This is not a symptom of a DVT. At all. If something's pulsating that strongly it would be a arter, not a vein! A DVT is a blood clot. It would not make your veins pulsate if anything it would have the opposite affect with decrease in blood flow and swelling. Maybe you shouldn't write the first thing you hear about and scare people.

That is probably the Edema....when you have fluid around your joints a vibrating, or creaky or squeaky door noise happens from even the slightest muscle contraction...even breathing can cause it to have that noise.

I have this pulse and throbing sensation on the outer side of my thigh what could this be? It does hurt like its sore as if i ran marathon.

i have had the same feeling for 10 weeks now waiting to see my doctor