Can a degenerative back cause hot muscle cramps in a leg, or muscle spasms in the calf, behind the knee and ankle? I just sit at home exhausted from no sleep from chronic pain. The rheumatologist sends me to a neurologist who does a emg everytime I go with the results normal. (I have small fiber neuropathy also.) I have ambien and ultrim. They do nothing. The muscle cramps and spasms happen day and night. I went to my family Dr and asked for some help to get this all together and she told me I needed to talk talk to the rheumatologist, I went to see him and he said I needed to talk to the neurologist, I went to see him and he put me on meds that did not work for RSL. Help! Help! I have seen every Dr in this town. I can not take any antiflammatory drugs because of a severe stomach problem. Been through PT which makes things a lot worst. Now this muscle thing is the icing on the cake. It is like I am a puzzle in pieces and cannot get them put together. This will go on like this and then one day no pain and I think it is over then it hits me hard again.

I am sorry that you are having such bad luck with the doctors. It really sounds like you have some sort of nerve damage, or one of your discs is pushing on your spine o ao certain degree to cause your leg pain. I am sorry to say I really don't know what advice to give you besides it really sounds like nerve damage, I have chrminc nerve damage and I get the same symtoms.
Maybe someone else will reply woth some more helpful info than I did. Either way good luck and keep us posted!
-Chrissy http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif