Alot of pain behind leg?

Question

For the past couple days there has been pain behind my leg, right at where my leg bends. On a scale of 1-10 during the day its usually a 5/6 but at night it gets up to a 8/9 sometimes even 10 to the point were I cant sleep. Is pain behind the leg normal? By the way Im 18 if age plays a role in this.

Answer 1

Please be careful.  Sorry, i don't know if you are male or female, but if you are female, and you are on birth control pills, please take in to consideration that a severe side effect can be a Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) which can possibly move up through the body, to the heart or lung.  Calf pain and especially pain in the leg can be a warning sign of a blood clot. You do not have to be on birth control to get a blood clot so Please seek medical attention immediately.  

Answer 2

u prob tore sumthing in ur knee and pulled a muscle get a knee brace and usally if ur younger the 21 its below and in the back of the knee

Answer 3

you should see a doctor maybe its just strained =/

or maybe its poor circulation of blood

Answer 4

no pain should be behind you knee like that even for a whole day. you might have torn something go see a doctor he can help either fix it, help the healing process and/or give you something for the pain while it heals

Answer 5

im 15, it happens all the time. Its probably fatigue or you just pulled something. are u an athlete?

Answer 6

try getting a massage. when the muscles in your leg tighten the put pressure on your joints, which is why you are feeling pain. getting a massage will relax your muscles and ease the pain in your joints. also if your over weight, that can contribute as well.

Answer 7

Traditionally, whenever I've had pain like this, it has been from having something out in the Lumbar region of your back.

When a disc presses against the spinal cord in this region, it has the effect to make shooting pains down one side of your legs. It epically will flare up when you cough.

Try seeing an MD about this. Exercises that are prescribed by them will usually clear it up if he finds nothing extremely bad.

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Now as far as age, I have a history of having this happen since I was 19. While it may be unusual, its not unheard of.