What diseases are related to leg pain

The legs have a large number of blood vessels and nerves as well as strong bones and muscles. Once your legs ache. It may be related to rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, and may even have a certain causal relationship with endocrine disorders. If leg soreness is caused by endocrine or rheumatoid arthritis, you should pay attention to your body and maintain a regular diet and rest schedule, which will help your body recover. Let’s learn about diseases related to leg soreness through the following article.

There are many causes of leg pain, and the clinical manifestations are also different. There are mainly the following categories:

1. Leg pain caused by falls, sprains, or strains caused by exercise or accidents.

First, you should see an orthopedic doctor to rule out fractures, tendon strains, injuries, and soft tissue injuries.

2. If there is no trauma, swelling and pain in the leg joints should be considered

Rheumatoid arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis often presents with migratory pain, with patients feeling joint pain here and there; rheumatoid arthritis often affects the interphalangeal joints, and the clinical manifestations are morning stiffness and inflexibility.

3. Osteoarthritis of the knee

Joint pain, stiff, swollen and painful knees, pain when going up and down stairs, knee pain and discomfort when sitting, standing and walking, etc. Some patients may also experience swelling, popping, and fluid accumulation.

4. Chondromalacia patella

Pain in the front of the knee and sudden weakness when walking

5. Bursitis

If knee pain increases progressively when you move your knee or push down on it or if the joint swells or even looks red, it could be a bursitis.

6. Meniscus injury

Joint pain, swelling and effusion, and difficulty in joint flexion and extension

7. Leg pain caused by lumbar disc herniation

Radiating pain in the lower limbs: Radiating pain in the sciatic nerve area of ​​one side of the lower limb is the main symptom of this disease, which often occurs when the low back pain disappears or is alleviated. The pain starts in the buttocks and gradually radiates to the back of the thigh and the outside of the calf. Sometimes it can spread to the outside of the dorsum of the foot, the heel or the sole of the foot, affecting standing and walking. If the protrusion is in the middle position, then in the cauda equina symptoms, the protrusion is bilateral and the radiation can be bilateral or alternating.

8. Sciatica

Shooting pain in the back of the leg may be due to pressure on the sciatic nerve that travels from the lower back through the buttocks and leg. The pain may be described as shooting, aching, or stabbing.

Radiates along the sciatic nerve to the leg. Typically, the pain is aggravated by activity and relieved by rest. Patients may limp to avoid exacerbating the pain and may have difficulty rising from a sitting position to a standing position.

9. Pain caused by lumbar bone hyperplasia

Once the hyperplasia compresses the spinal nerves, it can cause radiating pain in the waist, and may also cause low back pain, leg pain, and numbness in the lower limbs.

The Orthopedics Department of Xi'an Heping Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital reminds you: No matter what the cause of your leg discomfort, you should go to the hospital in time for treatment. When you see the doctor, be sure to bring your previous examination records and truthfully tell the doctor about your physical condition, illness and past medical history so that the doctor can analyze and judge the condition more accurately and provide targeted treatment.

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes treating winter diseases in summer. This is the best time to treat neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain during the dog days of the year!