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  2. Ankle problems - Wikipedia

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    Such movements are common in trail running, soccer, and basketball. [12] Abnormal foot structure: Problems such as flat feet or high arches can create muscle imbalances that put pressure on one or more tendons. [11] Trauma: Injury to the foot or ankle can cause tendinitis. This can happen by sudden and powerful actions such as jumping.

  3. Edema - Wikipedia

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    In this condition water retention is mostly visible in the legs, feet and ankles, but water also collects in the lungs, where it causes a chronic cough. This condition is usually treated with diuretics; otherwise, the water retention may cause breathing problems and additional stress on the heart. [11]

  4. Peroneal nerve paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Decreased sensation, numbness, or tingling in the top of the foot or the outer part of the upper or lower leg; Foot drops (unable to hold the foot straight across) Toes drag while walking; Weakness of the ankles or feet; Prickling sensation; Pain in shin; Pins and needles sensation; Slapping gait (walking pattern in which each step makes a ...

  5. Restless legs syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Restless legs syndrome (RLS), (also known as Willis–Ekbom disease (WED), is a neurological disorder, usually chronic, that causes an overwhelming urge to move one's legs. [2] [10] There is often an unpleasant feeling in the legs that improves temporarily by moving them. [2] This feeling is often described as aching, tingling, or crawling in ...

  6. Neuromuscular disease - Wikipedia

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    Diseases of the motor end plate include myasthenia gravis, a form of muscle weakness due to antibodies against acetylcholine receptor, [13] [14] and its related condition Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS). [15] Tetanus and botulism are bacterial infections in which bacterial toxins cause increased or decreased muscle tone, respectively ...

  7. Bilateral lower extremity inflammatory lymphedema - Wikipedia

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    Patients present with an acute onset of swelling, pain, erythema, prominent tenderness, warmness and limited range of motion in both ankles. [1] [2] Lower legs and heels may also be involved, however the distal parts of feet and toes are usually spared. Patients may also experience high-graded fever, pitting edema and hypotension.

  8. Femoral nerve dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    Those with femoral nerve dysfunction may present problems of difficulties in movement and a loss of sensation. [medical citation needed] The patient, in terms of motor skills, may have problems such as quadriceps wasting, loss of knee extension and a lesser extent of hip flexion given the femoral nerve involvement of the iliacus and pectineus muscles. [3]

  9. Complications of prolonged standing - Wikipedia

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    Gravity will pull the blood back into an individual's legs, ankles and feet. This forces the veins to expand or "balloon" to accommodate this extra blood. The valves of the veins work best in concert with accompanying muscle contractions that force the blood to continue moving up the leg. Standing with some muscles constantly strained weakens ...

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