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.
Thrombophlebitis, a condition where a blood clot in the vein causes the inflammation, usually occurs in leg veins, but it may also occur in an arm. The thrombus (clot) in the vein causes pain and irritation and may block blood flow in the veins.