In the 'Symptoms - Muscular' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about leg cramps caused by walking:
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Do your leg muscles cramp after walking, becoming better after rest?
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Your answer |
...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"Don't know" |
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"No" |
Absence of leg cramps after walking |
A symptom |
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"Yes, sometimes/moderately" |
Leg cramps caused by walking |
A symptom |
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"Yes, often/severely" |
Leg cramps caused by walking |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Atherosclerosis
Common form of arteriosclerosis associated with the formation of atheromas which are deposits of yellow plaques containing cholesterol, lipids, and lipophages within the intima and inner media of arteries. This results in a narrowing of the arteries, which reduces the blood and oxygen flow to the heart and brain as well as to other parts of the body and can lead to a heart attack, stroke, or loss of function or gangrene of other tissues.
Claudication
Often Intermittent claudication: Condition caused by interruptions of blood supply to the muscles, characterized by limping and pain chiefly in the calf muscles: symptom characterized by pain during walking.
Cramp (Cramping, Cramps)
A sudden, involuntary, painful muscular contraction.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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