I have searched this forum for the same problem I am experiencing (pain in lower outside left leg and back of lower left leg) and this is the closest post I could find, but without any guidance of treatment:


http://www.physiobob.com/forum/patie...lower-leg.html


I went to an orthopaedic doctor, who suggested my lower leg pain could be caused by disk compression of the S1 nerve in the lower spine. I did an X-ray and MRI scan but both results were normal.


The pain comes from getting into or out of specific positions, examples:



  • I can hunker down on my right side no problem (left leg bent at 90 degrees) to talk to my kids, but If I attempt to do same on my left side I reach a point that I cannot go any further without triggering the pain. If I trigger the pain it will be very sharp, strong and agonising.
  • Getting up from the floor in any way I have to be very careful. If I attempt to get up from my left side my body will stop and warn ‘don’t do this’ otherwise I will trigger the pain. I have 1 and 3 year old kids so I am required to spend a lot of time on the floor!
  • Today in pilates after lying down stretching I attempted to ’fling’ meself up from the floor without any hands, and when my calfs met the back of my quads to rise, I triggered the pain. It was a-g-o-nising and I had to remain on the floor for some minutes afterwards before I could get up again.
  • Getting up from my desk at work after sitting for any period of time, I have to be very slow as the ligament(?) behind my left knee gets very tight and I need to ease it out. Before I have risen from my chair too quickly and triggered the ’stabbing' pain, the only way in which I could describe was by making a quick sketch here: Share.Pho.to | This photo set was shared via Share.Pho.to
  • Actually, anytime my calf comes close to the back of my quads (quad stretch for example is near impossible without triggering the lower deep left leg pain).



This pain is starting to make me seriously depressed as I have always liked to practice exercise but am very much inhibited from doing so now this past few months. I’ve learned most of the triggers for the pain, and try to avoid it but it still happens and when it does it’s is like somebody stabbing me with a long metal shaft down the back of my lower leg and/or outside lower left leg deep into my leg and sometimes down to my forefoot.


I’ve tired to find a good PT but the problem is I am living in Brazil for the last year (originally from Ireland) and don’t know where to look. Nobody seems to have every heard of a ‘sports’ PT and everyone just keeps recommending orthopaedic doctors, which in my experience to date have not been very good for me.


I really hope somebody here can help me.

Thank you
David.

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