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What Causes Pain In The Right Upper Leg?

Hi, I have pain in my upper right leg, at times is feels like it is burning but to the touch it is normal. Also sharp pains and throbbing that sometimes keep me up at night. I am not a very active person, I deal with child care. The pain is only in the front of my leg. If anything touches my legs it causes even more pain. Any help would be wonderful.
Mon, 22 May 2017
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Hi, thanks for your query at Healthcare Magic.

I have read your description and understand your concern.

Do you feel pain in joints or muscles?
If in the joints whether the pain is often moved around? For example, at certain times the pain in the shoulders and knees. At a later time on the knees and heels.
Have you ever had a painful deman with joint pain?
What are your daily activities?
Have you ever experienced a collision in the joints?

If your joint likes to make a sound when walking, you may have arthritis or joint inflammation.
Arthritis can be caused by various things:
- the process of aging / wear. As you get older, your joints will decrease the amount of liquid reprieve that causes arthritis. This is influenced also by the burden commonly borne by the joints. For example, often-used joints are more likely to develop arthritis. People with more weight lead to excessive burden to the knee joint, so that you will quickly experience arthritis
- infectious diseases. Usually caused by a streptococcal bacterial infection (sore throat, skin diseases), causing autoimmune mechanisms to the joints. This condition is characterized by fever plus migratory arthritis pain (migratory arthritis)
- other autoimmune diseases (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), characterized by pain in small joints, more than one joint and on both sides.




 We recommend that you consult with your Neurologist, you may be advised to check for lumbosacral MRI (back and back hip spine) and may also be accompanied by EMG (electromyography) of the right leg area to see if there are irritated nerves. If the MRI examination found any abnormalities in the spine, will usually be referred to orthopedis. We recommend that you consult immediately in order to find the cause and then can be treated. Such suggestions can be conveyed.
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What Causes Pain In The Right Upper Leg?

Hi, thanks for your query at Healthcare Magic. I have read your description and understand your concern. Do you feel pain in joints or muscles? If in the joints whether the pain is often moved around? For example, at certain times the pain in the shoulders and knees. At a later time on the knees and heels. Have you ever had a painful deman with joint pain? What are your daily activities? Have you ever experienced a collision in the joints? If your joint likes to make a sound when walking, you may have arthritis or joint inflammation. Arthritis can be caused by various things: - the process of aging / wear. As you get older, your joints will decrease the amount of liquid reprieve that causes arthritis. This is influenced also by the burden commonly borne by the joints. For example, often-used joints are more likely to develop arthritis. People with more weight lead to excessive burden to the knee joint, so that you will quickly experience arthritis - infectious diseases. Usually caused by a streptococcal bacterial infection (sore throat, skin diseases), causing autoimmune mechanisms to the joints. This condition is characterized by fever plus migratory arthritis pain (migratory arthritis) - other autoimmune diseases (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), characterized by pain in small joints, more than one joint and on both sides.  We recommend that you consult with your Neurologist, you may be advised to check for lumbosacral MRI (back and back hip spine) and may also be accompanied by EMG (electromyography) of the right leg area to see if there are irritated nerves. If the MRI examination found any abnormalities in the spine, will usually be referred to orthopedis. We recommend that you consult immediately in order to find the cause and then can be treated. Such suggestions can be conveyed.