# OW! My leg! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262 "2005-04-01T17:16:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/1 "2005-04-01T17:16:41Z")
I was sitting down, then I got up, and the hip area of my left leg felt some kind of internal pain - like a nerve being pinched. Moving the leg, or placing pressure on it hurt as well. Finally, I tried shifting my leg around, see if I could undo whatever disjointing I had managed to do… and felt a tiny click inside, and everything was better. What the heck? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/2 "2005-04-01T17:18:55Z")
IANAD (or **Qadgop** ), but you might have dislodged (very briefly) one of the bones in your upper leg and placed pressure against some nerve. Did you hit it against anything or have a previous injury? ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/3 "2005-04-01T17:21:25Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > … felt a tiny click inside, and everything was better. Dude, I think you’re a Cylon. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/4 "2005-04-01T17:28:24Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > IANAD (or **Qadgop** ), but you might have dislodged (very briefly) one of the bones in your upper leg and placed pressure against some nerve. Did you hit it against anything or have a previous injury? Nope, and nope, to my recollection. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/5 "2005-04-01T17:31:30Z")
I dunno. 😕 Let me see what I can find on the Web? ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/6 "2005-04-01T20:54:15Z")
You know how people are always complaining about how their ass is bent out of shape over something? Well… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/7 "2005-04-01T20:56:33Z")
That happened to me on Wedesday, it just stopped hurting this morning. I have no idea what happened either. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/8 "2005-04-01T21:00:30Z")
Poor Turtle-Man. Is it the same thing that happened to you some time ago? ---
**Author:** ![PinkMarabou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/9 "2005-04-01T21:31:15Z")
Could be your [sciatic nerve](http://www.spine-health.com/topics/cd/sciatica/sciatic_nerve01.html) getting pinched. Happened to me a couple times. It hurts like hell right in the middle of your butt cheek and down your leg. Try getting some more exercise. Hope it feels better! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-leg/297262/10 "2005-04-02T04:24:13Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Poor Turtle-Man. Is it the same thing that happened to you some time ago? No, no. That was a leg cramp. Those I can identify pretty well.