Symptom: Leg pain

Leg pain: Pain affecting the leg
Introduction: Pain can arise from a variety of causes ranging from accidental trauma to nerve conditions. Pain-like sensations often described as pins-and-needles, prickling or burning sensations are called paresthesias; see leg paresthesias. All pain or pain-like sensations need prompt medical investigation.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Leg pain:

Possible causes of symptom: Leg pain (96 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Leg pain (26 conditions)

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Types of Leg pain: calf pain (1)
Leg pain type of: Pain (604), Leg symptoms (97)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Possible causes of symptom: Leg pain: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Leg pain as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Locations of leg pain:
- Ankle pain
- Foot pain
- Knee pain
- Hip pain
- Shin pain
- Calf pain
- Thigh pain (see Thigh symptoms)
Muscle strain
Ligament strain
Over-exertion or injury
Previous knee injury
Previous hip injury
Shin splints - see also causes of shin splints
Stress fractures (type of Fractures)
Compartment syndromes
Patellofemoral problems
Degenerative joint disease
Intermittent claudication
Venous claudication
Night cramps
Blocked artery
Varicose veins
Phlebitis
Thrombophlebitis
Deep vein thrombosis
Gout
Leg trauma
Referred leg pain - getting leg pain when the real cause of the pain is elsewhere.
- Sciatica
- Hip pain
- Spinal disc condition
- Spinal condition
- Spinal canal infection
Some causes of leg pain or knee pain during pregnancy:
- Venous insufficiency (see Vein symptoms)
- Postphlebitic syndrome
- Thrombophlebitis
- Muscle cramps (type of Cramp)
- Leg trauma
Some causes of anterior knee pain include:
- Patellar tendinitis
- Patellofemoral malalignment
- Chondromalacia patellae
- Synovial impingement
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Some causes of leg pain when walking and sometimes also leg pain at rest include:
- Arterial insufficiency
- Venous insufficiency (see Vein symptoms)
- Spinal stenosis
- Thrombophlebitis
Some causes of calf pain include:
- Calf muscle stiffness - usually from exercise or exertion
- Calf muscle injury
- Venous insufficiency (see Vein symptoms)
- Arterial insufficiency
- Thrombophlebitis
- Plantaris tendon rupture
- Gastrocneimius medial head rupture
- Pseudothrombophlebitis syndrome
- Popliteal cyst - also Baker's cyst
- Varicose veins - often causes aching calves.
- Cellulitis
- See also causes of calf pain or calf swelling
Arterial embolism
Bone tumor
Metastatic bone tumor
Cellulitis
Obturator hernia
Trochanteric bursitis
Bone disorders - disorders of the leg bones can cause leg pain
Arthritis
Gout
Low potassium level
Osteomyelitis
Some causes of burning or tingling leg or foot pains include:
- Paresthesias
- Leg paresthesias - see also foot paresthesias
- Nerve entrapment
- Meralgia paresthetica - usually thigh pain
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Conditions listing symptoms: Leg pain: The following list of conditions have 'Leg pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.