Strange throbbing/ pulsing in my thigh just above knee

Same exact thing for me. Just curious, did your thigh throbbing get better or worse? Did it go away on its own?

I have the same thing. I used to get it above my left eye then started getting on the side of my head. now it happens in my legs. Its called spasmodic torticolis/

This is exactly what I thought it was thanks

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Thank you so much i was getting s little concern of what it is some people say I should walk a little bit around tho

Vein dilated inner thigh post football 2 days ago throbbing at night

What is chondromalacia

I have the same thing; feels like blood flow but a buzzing is good description.

I experienced the same problem this week and I am 27 yrs old. At first, I had the vibrations in my right leg (knee area) I thought that it was my cell phone as I keep it in the pocket of my scrub right near where the vibrations were, but every time I checked my phone, there was no notifications, so I ignored it. However, yesterday morning I started feeling like it was a pulsation behind my leg, just above the knee area. I also felt a tightness/squeezing sensation when sitting and walking. There was no swelling, redness, tenderness, pain, and the pulsations could not be felt on the outside. I googled my symptoms and reached this site. I was glad to see that I wasn't the only one. I went for a nice walk and I did some stretches, but nothing got rid of it. The pulsations increased. So I called my doctor because my mind started racing and I wanted to make sure that it wasn't a blood clot (even though there was no pain, weakness, swelling, etc.). My doctor saw me that afternoon and ordered a STAT ultrasound of my leg to check for a blood clot(s), a Baker's cyst, or possibly tendinitis. The ultrasound came back negative for blood clots, in fact, I was told that my veins and arteries were extraordinary. There was no fluid behind my knee (which crosses of Baker's cyst), and I did not have signs of tendinitis. GO FIGURE! Pretty much nothing could be found to explain why I was feeling pulsation and a tightness behind my right leg above my knee. So here it is the next day and both sensations are gone. I guess I'd rather have been safe than sorry. I guess this is one of those weird, unexplainable, medical mysteries. P.S. I hope this story helps someone else. However, do assume that your diagnosis will be the same. If you can check with your doctor to make sure that it is not a DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis).

If you have Deep Vein Thrombosis you will experience considerable pain in your calf. Since you aren't experiencing pain, it's not DVT.

Okay I have no reason to complain because its only been hurting since Tuesday, but man it is killing me. It is getting a bit numb and hard to get up today and the other days in the week it felt like my knee was pulsing which is really weird. How does my knee pulse, first though this happened because I have anxiety as I am dealing with exams. I also do not want to go to my doctor because I was just there 2 weeks ago. I feel like she will say it stress and so on. Does anyone know what is wrong with me so I can save time for the doctor.

If you have recently started an exercise regimen or even massage therapy sometimes the muscles and everything shifts. I have found that stretching the leg out with foot flexed and turning my ankle left and right I can actually feel it move over my knee. Always consult a doctor for anything that alarms you though.

I got this 4 days after doing a heavy leg day at the gym. It's just blood flowing to the muscle to repair the area. No need to worry if their is any abnormal pain

My daughter, 16 is 5'1" and 113 pounds so being overweight and not exercising is not the cause for her issues. She eats mostly healthy and very active. She's been having these spasms for over 2 weeks to the point she can't wear pants because they are so sensitive. All bloodwork is normal.....from thyroid to metabolic to Iron to Calcium/Magnesium and even electrolytes.

I have this sensation as well. I am quite certain it comes from a pelvic alignment issue - pinched nerve type issue. Of course, everyone's sensation is not the same so my 'tingling' may not be your 'pulsing' but in my case, I am quite certain of my origin. Reason for my certainty - I am very small...the same size as the 16yr above :) (5'2" 110). While my dress size is a 0 or 2 my muscle mass is lacking...plus I have incredibly "loose" joints. By that I mean my tendons are very lax and I am incredibly flexible. Mostly it's muscle that holds my body together vs tendons and ligaments. So, when I get lazy and lose muscle mass (It's happens a few times in my life) I especially notice my pelvis goes all out of wack. Usually it begins with a 'runners knee' or IT band symptoms. If I am good and exercise I can often tighten the muscle "girdle" on my pelvis and it all works out. If I am bad, I end up seeing an acupuncturist for tendonitis in my hip and knee. Most recently I got really lazy for a long time and decided to see a PT and give them a try, that was a bad idea because my particular PT was terrible. My pelvis was twisted as I expected (right side forward, left side back or correct - not terribly uncommon in women) She used muscle manipulation to move the bones - like a chiropractor but different....when I've seen a chiropractor in the past, he'd fix me right up and if I did some exercises after 3 or 4 times the pelvis would stay. This PT moved the bones so slowly and I don't think she moved them all the way - and thus pinched the nerve. I only got this sensation after she did some manipulation (I let her talk me in to it 4 times before I finally was assertive and refused. I never went back). I only get the sensation when I am siting or doing specific stretching. If I use a heating pad on my pelvis it goes away for a bit. I self-adjust my pelvis (my favorite chiropractor retired and it's hard to find a good one) and once I self adjust (crack my low back) it goes away for a bit. I have a very weak periformis and this can often cause RLS - I got some RLS symptoms for a few days after the PT would do her thing, but it would go away after a few days. It as awful. About a month after the PT I had not RLS issues but would still get this sensation in my quads, I started taking magnesium citrate (not oxide) and it helped a bit as well. My suggestion for anyone - 1 - if there is pain with pulsing, make apt with MD right away and if recently been sitting or crossed legged for 2+ hours at a time, be very aware of DVT symptoms until seen by MD. 2 - Take Magnesium Citrate (or Glycinate) daily - or just eat almonds, bananas and dairy daily. 3 - Do low back stretching daily and google periformis exercises (as classic one is butt lifts AKA bridges) 4 - See a chiropractor or massage therapist - or try a heating pad or Epsom salt bath. 5 - pay attention when the sensation occurs, when/if it goes away - what were you doing, sitting or standing, bending or moving, etc. As for your daughter - being small myself it is easy to have a pelvis out. Being short we often sit on our feet. I was only 20 when I was first treated for my hip/pelvis. It was right after I got my first paid internship - I was at a desk all day and it was too big for me so I'd sit on my foot. Also, I 'curl' up more than normal sized people. So my knees are at my chest if I am on the couch, I often sit on the floor. My point is I notice as compared to normal size people, small people tend to be more likely to have pelvis problems.