What causes pain in both legs and calves?

Calf pain in both feet can cause inconvenience in patients' lives. There are many reasons for calf pain in both feet. The most common one is calf pain caused by muscle strain caused by strenuous exercise. It may also be caused by rheumatoid arthritis, qi deficiency and other factors. It is recommended to go to the hospital to check the cause and treat symptomatically after diagnosis. Many people do not understand what is causing calf pain in both feet. What is causing calf pain in both feet? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Causes of pain in both legs and calves

There are many causes of calf pain, including poor local circulation, peripheral vascular disease or varicose veins in the feet. The ambient temperature changes suddenly. Inadequate amounts of minerals (such as magnesium and calcium) in the diet. The incidence of certain chronic diseases and pregnant women will also increase. Hypothyroidism, uremia, or other medical illnesses. Motor neurone disease, radiculopathy, or peripheral neuropathy. Some blood pressure and lipid-lowering drugs can also cause symptoms.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that calf fatigue and soreness are mostly related to qi deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it may be caused by external factors such as wind, cold, and dampness, or by internal factors such as excessive anger, thinking, and fear, or by neither external nor internal factors such as excessive sexual intercourse, which damages the kidney's essence and qi, external injuries to the tendons and bones, and eating damp or cold foods that damage the spleen.

2. What to do if your calf hurts

Method 1

Soak your feet in hot water at about 42~45°, add more high-proof brewed white wine into the water, and the water level should be higher than your ankles.

Method 2

Relax your calf muscles with massage

1. Grab the muscles with one hand and use five fingers to gently massage the muscles into the palm of your hand.

2. Grasp the calf muscles with both hands with your thumbs facing each other, and massage them from top to bottom with both hands.

3. Bend your knees, make fists behind your knees, with the backs of your hands facing up, and use the sides of your little fingers to tap your calves alternately.

3. Notes

Don't ignore the hidden dangers caused by leg pain. You must find out what causes your leg pain and then treat it accordingly.