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Why Does A Blood Clot In The Calf Hurt When You Rub It?

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Posted on Mon, 19 Feb 2024
Question: does a blood clot in the calf only hurt when you rub your calf? i have knee problems but i have a localized bruise like pain on one part of my calf
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (13 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Blood clot causes pain all the time.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
A blood clot in the calf is associated with intense calf pain even while resting. Rubbing is not needed to aggravate the pain. It is also associated with swelling of calf and sometimes skin color changes. Color doppler scan of the leg can detect it.
A localized bruise like pain in the calf can be due to a muscle sprain or a muscular pain related to the knee problems. Such pains may reduce with mild pain killers and application of local analgesic gels.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Why Does A Blood Clot In The Calf Hurt When You Rub It?

Brief Answer: Blood clot causes pain all the time. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. A blood clot in the calf is associated with intense calf pain even while resting. Rubbing is not needed to aggravate the pain. It is also associated with swelling of calf and sometimes skin color changes. Color doppler scan of the leg can detect it. A localized bruise like pain in the calf can be due to a muscle sprain or a muscular pain related to the knee problems. Such pains may reduce with mild pain killers and application of local analgesic gels. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Praveen Tayal.