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I Have Severe Pain In Right Calf Muscle

I get sever pain in the right leg calf muscle area sometimes while standing or walking, but subsides when I sit down or rest. Please help
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
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This may be condition called claudication. It develops commonly due to a an insufficient blood supply or rarely from a nerve compression in the spine. See a vascular surgeon. If necessary he may ask you to see an orthopaedic surgeon.
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I Have Severe Pain In Right Calf Muscle

This may be condition called claudication. It develops commonly due to a an insufficient blood supply or rarely from a nerve compression in the spine. See a vascular surgeon. If necessary he may ask you to see an orthopaedic surgeon.