Elderly people with thigh pain should first identify the cause of the disease, and then physical therapy, medication, surgery.
Causes of thigh pain in the elderly are chronic strain injury, femoral head necrosis, lumbar disc herniation, etc. It is recommended to identify the cause of the disease, the doctor targeted treatment.
1. Chronic strain injury: If you have been engaged in heavy physical work in the past, it will cause chronic strain injury of the muscles, and it is easy to induce leg pain after a relatively large amount of activity or stimulation by external factors, you can carry out localized hot compresses to relieve the pain, and you can also take diclofenac orally to relieve the pain.
2. Necrosis of the femoral head: Aspirin can be taken to reduce pain and swelling, bisphosphonates can be taken to inhibit bone resorption, and artificial joint replacement can be performed if necessary.
3. Lumbar disc herniation: the herniated lumbar disc can also cause thigh pain, less severe symptoms can be lumbar traction, take celecoxib to relieve pain, but also through red light therapy to relieve symptoms.
Causes of thigh pain in the elderly more reasons, but also may be related to myofasciitis, trauma and other reasons, if the symptoms do not improve after rest, it is recommended to promptly go to the hospital to find out the cause of the disease, targeted treatment, the use of medication, please follow the doctor’s instructions.