What Causes Intermittent Pain In Right Leg?

Posted on Mon, 21 Sep 2015

Question: I have a very sharp pain in my right leg just above the knee, it comes and goes about every 5 min. It started about 2:oo am this morning .
Note: My Doctor suspects that I have Osteoarthritis, in that knee I have had X-rays & a MRI but no results yet!

Answered by Dr. Rishi (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It seems like there is a Nerve compression problem.

Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir,
I suspect this pain is due to some Nerve entrapment or compression.
Sharp pains occurring every few minutes are suggestive of nerve compression.
I suggest you Consult a Neurologist who would be able to examine you and advice accordingly.
Osteoarthritis does not usually cause such pain specially in the thigh region. Arterial and venous diseases also do not lead to any such complaints.
I usually advice my patients Tab Pregabalin 75mg twice a day to help these kind of pains and also Cap Tramadol for the acute episodes.
Please do let me know if there are any other queries that I can address.
Take care,
Dr Rishi, New XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar