Chronic Pain in Legs? Anyone Know What’s Going On?

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12 July 2011

Question by ♥Carlyndra♥: Chronic Pain in Legs? Anyone Know What’s Going On?
For years I’ve been having pain in my legs and sometimes my arms.
The best way I can describe the pain is like “growing pains” only much more painful.

I started having these pain when I was in elementary school [I'm a Senior in highschool now]. They’re not constant, but every once in a while, maybe even every week [it's gotten so that sometimes I don't even notice it], this pain starts radiating from my lower leg [most often my right], and starts slowly traveling down towards my ankle and up towards my knee.

The pain is really deep in my leg, and sometimes it lasts for several minutes, sometimes an hour. Sometimes the pain is mild enough that it causes discomfort, but I can still go on with my life. Sometimes the pain is very severe, and the only way to relieve it is by tying a bandage tightly around it [pressure is the only way to ease the pain].

My pain is NOT affected by walking or moving my leg. It hurts the same whether I’m sitting or standing. Sometimes it’s in one leg, sometimes in both, and sometimes it’s in my arms. When it’s in my arms, it usually starts just below the elbow, and radiates down towards my wrist.

I have gone to a sports medicine doctor several years ago, and they took x-rays and did some blood work, but said that there was absolutely nothing wrong.

Like I said, this has been going on for years, and it doesn’t really affect me the way it did when I was younger [several times the pain was so severe that I would be screaming and crying].
I don’t think it’s anything too serious, I’d just like to know what’s going on.

Also, could this be classified as chronic pain? Or is that something completely different?

Thank-you so much to anyone who takes the time to read all of this and tries to help me! I really do appreciate it ^_^
[EDIT]: Oh, and the pain doesn’t really affect my joints. It’s more of the area between them.
@Douglas: Hmm, I do have lower back problems. I never thought that maybe thoes thigns were connected.

Best answer:

Answer by paapaa
there is a form of arthritis that affects young people.

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    Douglas B July 12, 2011 at 7:40 am

    Chronic if you can’t get rid of it. you have pain you can get rid of though so it’s a matter of finding the person who can help you. To me it sounds like you have tight muscles in your lower back that are pressing against the nerves going to your legs to cause those pains to happen there. Something in how you move causes the pain to kick in for the period of time it’s there and then it can go away again and also travel up and down in your legs. To get rid of this pain you have to free up the muscles in your back and here’s how to do that:
    Back:
    (do from a sitting position)
    Place your left hand on your left leg next to your body. Place your right hand over your left shoulder, fingers over the back and the palm in the front and firmly pull down on them and hold. After 30 seconds slowly lower your body forward and to the outside of your left leg, keeping your left arm fairly straight as you do. When you reach your lap remain there for another 10 seconds, release the pressure but rest there for another 30 seconds. Then reverse your hand positions and do your right side.
    For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.

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