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.
Weâve all had throbbing leg pain at some point in our life. As a young adult, this throbbing leg pain is typically caused by some athletic event or injury. But as we get older, there are other considerations that can be a bit more serious.
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).