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Suggest Treatment For Severe Leg Pain After Doing Heavy Exercises

I do a lot of exercise and I have pain worse at night down the side of my left leg from just below my goofball the way down the side of my left to my ankle. A chiropractor told me it is pulled ark ? Tendon and the membrane around my thigh muscle. Sounded like bunk to me. Is that enough I do I give name at least an opinion? This is disrupting my sleep every night. I have been using pain relieving cream of all kinds and moist heat for about 2 months now. Starting a nee job so have to get this resolved.can you help?
Thu, 4 Aug 2016
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Apply ice packs, followed by heat (to reduce inflammation), to the area for 20 minutes once a day. Rest is also essential. You will have to avoid any activity -- in some cases, even standing or walking -- that would increase the tear, until the tissue heals on its own (this can sometimes take up to six weeks).

With strains and less severe tears, you may be able to walk on the foot with arch-support shoe inserts. You'll need to see your doctor for more permanent arch support. A doctor can also provide immediate relief from the pain of plantar fasciitis by giving you a local cortisone injection or prescribing anti-inflammatory medication.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Leg Pain After Doing Heavy Exercises

Apply ice packs, followed by heat (to reduce inflammation), to the area for 20 minutes once a day. Rest is also essential. You will have to avoid any activity -- in some cases, even standing or walking -- that would increase the tear, until the tissue heals on its own (this can sometimes take up to six weeks). With strains and less severe tears, you may be able to walk on the foot with arch-support shoe inserts. You ll need to see your doctor for more permanent arch support. A doctor can also provide immediate relief from the pain of plantar fasciitis by giving you a local cortisone injection or prescribing anti-inflammatory medication.