What could cause my right leg to be hurting at night?

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asked Nov 27, 2018 in Pain by NEF2mn (270 points)
What could be causing my right leg to be hurting at night?
I could not get any sleep at all last night because of my right leg hurting especially near the foot.

It's only the right leg and not the left leg?

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answered Nov 27, 2018 by JamesWalla (450 points)
Sorry to hear you're having leg pain at night or at any time.

Your leg pain could be a simple muscle cramp or other causes such as musculoskeletal, neurological, or vascular problems.

If the leg pain goes away during the day and doesn't come back again for awhile then it's likely just a muscle cramp.

If the leg pain at night happens every night then it could be caused by peripheral artery disease which should be checked out by a doctor.

Also not getting enough sleep can cause muscle aches and bone aches as well since sleep is very important to our health.

I've noticed that when I haven't gotten enough sleep that sometimes both my legs will ache as well as sometimes my arms and sometimes just one of my legs will ache but then after getting a full nights rest and catching up on the sleep the pain goes away.

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