Tenderness on Thigh skin on one leg only

[sassy707]

Causes and symptom for tenderness without bruises or any visual injury.


This discussion is related to tender skin.

[Lizzie_Love]

This just started with me today, about 2hrs ago! My dear god! What is it? What's wrong??? :(
My right leg, over my knee and to the side hurt. I tried just touching it slightly with my index finger. It felt like my skin is burning. I thought I was tripping out!!! But it's real. I'm laying in bed now, trying not to move.my silk pajama pants irritate my leg if I move. I'm now reading and researching. It's crazy. What is it? I don't know. I have R.A. And today I had blood taken out for testing. Ok
Freaking out and still searching..... Sorry dont know what this is. It hurts I hate it :/

[Lizzie_Love]

Oh and there's no visible bruising, redness, rash. For that matter I know I haven't hurt myself either. It's unexplainable  

[Chucky101]

Allodynia & Fibromyalgia Pain

Is your skin painful to touch? A symptom that perplexes a lot of us is allodynia. That's what it's called when mild pressure from clothing or gentle massage causes pain. A lot people describe allodynia as similar to a bad sunburn.

Allodynia is a fairly rare type of pain -- other than FMS, it's only associated with a handful of conditions, including neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia (shingles) and migraine. Allodynia is believed to be a hypersensitive reaction that may result from the central sensitization associated with FMS. The pain signals originate with specialized nerves, called nociceptors, that sense information about things like temperature and painful stimuli right from the skin.

Allodynia comes in 3 forms:

    Tactile, which is pain from touch or gentle pressure
    Mechanical, which is from something moving across your skin
    Thermal, which is pain from heat or cold that's not severe enough to damage tissues

Some drugs that work for some people with allodynia include:

    Tramadol
    Lidocaine
    Ketamine
    Morphine
    Venlafaxine  

   ome people also get relief from topical pain creams (capsaicin, Tiger Balm, Aspercreme, BioFreeze). Paying close attention to the way you dress can help alleviate allodynia as well.

If you have allodynia, massage therapy may make it worse. If you feel other aspects of your health would benefit from massage, be sure to discuss allodynia with your doctor and massage therapist and keep track of how treatments impact this symptom.
Painful Paresthesia & Fibromyalgia

Paresthesias are odd nerve sensations that can feel like crawling, tingling, burning, itching or numbness. Sometimes, these sensations can be painful. Paresthsias are also associated with peripheral neuropathy, chemotherapy drugs, multiple sclerosis and migraine.

Many common FMS treatments can help alleviate paresthesia-related pain, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). Some people also have good luck with vitamin B12, capsaicin cream, massage and acupuncture.

[jbrr]

This makes sense for me - a few years ago I felt like I was getting stung repeatedly in the back - ripped of all my clothes in front of my boyfriend saying ouch ouch ouch - get it off....no bug.  He thought I was insane....got the sensation sporadically since then.  Learned recently it was a nerve thing.  Today immediately following a massage with a rmt my thigh started burning - any touch is hurting it like its been burned....any ideas of underlying causes?

[jac_kie]

I have tenderness in one leg which is my right leg but the sensitive an tenderness feeling is only in the back of my leg from the top to the bottom of my feet an pain shoot through it every 10 to 15 mins. I get this all the time but it be months befor it even comes back. sometimes its in myhands an arms bt when ever it it happens nothing can't touch it or rub agains it an if something cold touches it really HURTS AN ACHES i would really like to find out what's going on

[tata1951]

yes

[mahmoodsyedf]

Possible that your nerve is getting compressed or there is poor circulation to your leg. You may see http://dynamicnaturesite.blogspot.com/2009/11/skin-sensitive-to-touch-tender-skin.html for further info.