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Pain may be the first noticed symptom. [3] People with lipodermatosclerosis have tapering of their legs above the ankles, forming a constricting band resembling an inverted champagne bottle. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] In addition, there may be brownish-red pigmentation and induration .
Up to 11% of women [2] Lipedema is a medical condition that is almost exclusively found in women [ 3 ] and results in enlargement of both legs due to deposits of fat under the skin. [ 2 ] Women of any weight may develop lipedema [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the fat associated with lipedema is resistant to traditional weight-loss methods. [ 4 ]
The age that people develop spinal stenosis is correlated with change in the joint's biomechanics. [33] Because of this, there has been a recent increasing trend seen by physicians, of lumbar spinal stenosis being more commonly diagnosed in older patients. Low back pain accounts for 17% of all physician visits of people aged 65 and older. [37]
Degenerative anterolisthesis (also called type 3) is a disease of the older adult that develops as a result of facet arthritis and joint remodeling. Joint arthritis, and ligamentum flavum weakness, may result in slippage of a vertebra. Degenerative forms are more likely to occur in women, persons older than fifty, and African Americans. [13]
Pain can increase during menstruation in women. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 2 ] People with severe and disabling sacroiliac joint dysfunction can develop insomnia and depression. [ 10 ] Sacral rotation can be transmitted distally down the kinematic chain and, if left untreated over a long period of time, may lead to severe Achilles tendinitis.
Up to 8% of people [4] Spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the spinal canal or neural foramen that results in pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots . [ 6 ] Symptoms may include pain, numbness , or weakness in the arms or legs. [ 1 ]
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Pain radiating up into the leg, [1] behind the shin, and down into the arch, heel, and toes; Hot and cold sensations in the feet; A feeling as though the feet do not have enough padding; Pain while operating automobiles; Pain along the posterior tibial nerve path; Burning sensation on the bottom of foot that radiates upward reaching the knee