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Vascular disease is mainly caused by hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) due to a thickening of the artery lining from fatty deposits or plaques (atheroma). ... Atherosclerosis can cause cramping pain in the leg muscles on exertion that settles after a few minutes' rest (intermittent claudication).
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www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/vasculardiseases.htm
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· Cramping pain while walking, a phenomenon called intermittent claudication, is commonly the first symptom of leg artery disease. ... Not every person with PAD experiences leg pain. Some people may feel a tightness, heaviness, cramping, or weakness in the leg.
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www.debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org/home/content.cfm?pro...
www.debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org/home/content.cfm?proc_name=Leg+Artery+Disease&content_id=274
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it pools in the legs, particularly the lower legs upon standing, leading to leg swelling and pressure on the surrounding tissues. This can be experienced as unspecific discomfort, leg heaviness, cramping, pain or temporary numbness.
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www.fvleiden.org/ask/82.html
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Leg Heaviness & Pain. Feelings of heaviness or pain in the leg can have any of a ... Leg muscle cramping can sometimes be the result of fatigue or overuse, ...
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www.ehow.com/about_5548857_leg-heaviness-pain.html
www.ehow.com/about_5548857_leg-heaviness-pain.html
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Horse chestnut seed extract has been used to treat chronic venous insufficiency (a condition in which the veins do not efficiently return blood from the legs to the heart). This condition is associated with varicose veins, pain, ankle swelling, feelings of heaviness, itching, and nighttime leg cramping.
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nccam.nih.gov/health/horsechestnut/
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If the pain still exists, you should try wearing a sacroiliac belt around your waist. It stabilizes your sacroiliac joint and normalizes your spine. I know this SI belt made by Serola Biomechanics, and you can buy it from their website www....
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This reversal of blood flow leads to hypoxia in the tissues perfused by these veins with resulting symptoms of leg fatigue, pain, heaviness, aching, cramping, swelling, pigmentary changes or discoloration, dermatitis, superficial and/or deep thrombophlebitis, and ulceration.
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www.drt-obgyn.com/index.php/healthy-living/46-leg-vein-...
www.drt-obgyn.com/index.php/healthy-living/46-leg-vein-therapy-vericose-veins
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The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Leg pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms. ... Symptoms of varicose veins? - e.g. swelling of feet, leg fatigue, leg heaviness, itching.
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www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/leg_pain.htm
www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/leg_pain.htm
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When valves leak and blood flows backward, known as reflux, the blood pools and veins bulge. Patients with varicose veins often experience leg pain and heaviness, cramping, and weakness.
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www.health24.com/antiageing/Surgery/3685-3687,31430.asp
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