Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pauses at the casket of former President Ronald Reagan as he lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda on June 9, 2004, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Yes, perhaps many of the causes are not severe, but there are conditions that should cause concern and require immediate consultation with a physician. Throbbing leg pain could be caused by sciatica. The sciatic nerve is the longest of all the nerves in our body. This nerve originates from the lower back and proceeds all the way down to the thighs of each leg and to the feet. The sciatic nerve supplies sensation to the leg.
Leg pain can come from a variety of causes. Your health care professional has specific ways to discover if the cause is P.A.D. Other non-P.A.D. common causes of leg pain may include: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in the larger veins of the area. This clot can interfere with blood flow, and it may break off and travel through the bloodstream (embolize).