Pain in leg muscles

Muscles of the foot provide movement of the knee, ankle, and also the joints of the fingers and feet. Pain in the muscles of the legs can testify to both simple overwork and serious violations.

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Causes of leg pain

The main reasons why pain in the leg muscles can occur is a disruption of the spine, vessels, joints, or muscles.

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Diseases of blood vessels

Mostly, pain in the muscles of the legs occurs due to disruption of the circulatory system. Due to the violation of the outflow of venous blood, the pressure on the vessel walls increases, which in turn serves as a stimulus to the nerve endings and the cause of the pain. Such disorders eventually lead to varicose vasodilation. The nature of pain in the leg muscles in such cases is usually blunt and aching, with a feeling of heaviness in the legs. These disorders are very often due to sedentary work and lifestyle, the blood does not circulate fully, which leads to oxygen starvation of tissues and accumulation of toxins.

Diseases of the vessels, because of which aching muscles of the legs - is atherosclerosis and thrombophlebitis. In the first case, the walls of the vessels become denser, and this causes compressive pains that increase with walking, mainly in the gastrocnemius muscle, and the sensation of cold feet is also a sign of the disease. When thrombophlebitis pain in the muscles of the legs are almost constant and have a pulsating character, which transforms into a burning sensation under the skin.

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Diseases of the spine

Violations of the spine, such as the displacement of intervertebral discs, or inflammatory processes, also leading to pain in the muscles of the legs. Such disorders cause characteristic irradiative pains, that is pain gives to the legs. In cases of disorders of the spine, he himself may not be sick, but only serve as a cause of pain in the muscles of the legs, this is because the work of the nervous system that gives false pain signals is disrupted.

Also, disturbances of the peripheral nervous system can cause pain in the muscles of the legs, in such cases it has a paroxysmal character, and in the intervals it does not feel at all.

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Diseases of the joints

The pain of a twisting character indicates a violation of the joints. Very often it worsens due to weather changes. Especially painful pain in the muscles of the legs occurs in serious stages of gout. Pain in the knee area can talk about the destruction of the knee cartilage. An accurate diagnosis can only be made by a reliable doctor.

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Disease of muscles

The most severe pain in the leg muscles occurs with their inflammation - myositis. This disease can occur, during complications of other diseases, because of injuries or a strong unusual load, there is also a parasitic myositis. The disease is very serious, and its diagnosis and treatment should in no case be postponed.

With myositis, the pain in the muscles of the legs is nocegent, during movement it increases. In the affected muscles, seals and nodules can be palpated. With parasitic myositis, the patient develops fever, pain in the chest and other muscles.

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Diagnosis and treatment of pain in the muscles of the legs

In case of problems with the spine, consultation with a doctor is needed and most often the treatment will be limited to a massage course. Pain in the leg muscles caused by problems with joints or muscles requires immediate diagnosis and treatment, in which case only a highly qualified specialist can help you, the instructions of which must be followed implicitly.

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Prevention of pain in leg muscles

To avoid the occurrence of pain, one should adhere to certain rules: in case of problems with blood vessels, it is necessary to exclude fatty foods from the diet, monitor weight and regularly do exercises that strengthen the legs. With sedentary work every hour you need to warm up and also do strengthening exercises in the morning.