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What Causes Pain In Calf While Walking And Suggest Treatment?

Iam a 62yr old woman. I have arthritis in most of my joints, also rhumatoid arthritis.
Recently my legs have swollen from thigh to ankle. I have severe pain in my calves
which makes walking very difficult. What could be the cause of this? And is there
any treatmemt to ease the pain and discomfort?
Wed, 29 Apr 2020
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Orthopaedic Surgeon 's  Response
Hello,

If you are having severe pain during walking then this can be due to myopathy or asociated connectise insult as you are also having rheumatoid arthritis.You should do following to have relief in this-

-In such cases i routinely try pregabalin preparation.You may ask from your doctor for this.
-There are some other analgesic like aceclofenac preparation which can be taken on prescription from your doctor
-Take vitamin E 200 for two times a day.
-Calcium and vitamin D preparation will be very helpful.
-Check for any vascular problem in limb.YOu may consult to your doctor for this.In that case a DOPPLER investigation will be helpful.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari
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What Causes Pain In Calf While Walking And Suggest Treatment?

Hello, If you are having severe pain during walking then this can be due to myopathy or asociated connectise insult as you are also having rheumatoid arthritis.You should do following to have relief in this- -In such cases i routinely try pregabalin preparation.You may ask from your doctor for this. -There are some other analgesic like aceclofenac preparation which can be taken on prescription from your doctor -Take vitamin E 200 for two times a day. -Calcium and vitamin D preparation will be very helpful. -Check for any vascular problem in limb.YOu may consult to your doctor for this.In that case a DOPPLER investigation will be helpful. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Mukesh Tiwari