When leg pain is severe

When leg pain is severe

Leg pain can be associated with serious underlying conditions and requires immediate treatment to keep the affected leg working. Symptoms of a red flag may include one or more of the following.

. Unknown fever
. Severe pain and swelling
. Loss of appetite and / or unknown weight
. Nausea
. back pain
. Progressive legs numbness and / or weakness
. Loss of normal bowel and / or bladder function

These symptoms can indicate serious conditions such as infections, tumors, cauda equina syndrome, cerebral nerve damage to the aorta in the abdomen, or severe nerve damage.

Leg pain can be treated by a variety of medical professionals. Depending on the cause, doctors who commonly treat leg pain may include primary care physicians, physiotherapists, rheumatologists, neurologists, and neurosurgical and orthopedic spinal surgeons, and chiropractors.