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What could cause pain upper left leg?

I've had chronic, throbbing pain in the upper part of my left leg for quite some time now. It doesn't matter whether I am sitting or standing. What might cause this?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Lower back problems sometimes cause leg pain, even without any back pain. I've had this problem off & on for the past few years and I've been to both an MD and a chiropractor. They both told me it was a lower back problem.

  • Mary S
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    it could be sciatic, it started in my lower back, after 6 weeks of therapy

    for my back, the pain now is now in my upper leg, i have had pain

    every morning since february, my orthopedic surgeon took x rays and

    said there is nothing wrong, but if it got worse to come back for an

    mri. he did say that smoking could cause this too. your best bet is

    to get x rays and and mri to find out the real problem.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sciatic nerve pain. The nerve in your lower back is being pinched and is causing shooting pain down your left leg. You may want to see your Dr to see about this.

  • 4 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Maybe a pinched cyatic nerve? Where at on your leg?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    blod clot...GO see ur DR NOW!

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