Calf pain in the elderly can be caused by lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, osteoporosis, trauma, bone disease, vascular disease and so on.
1. Lumbar disc herniation: when there is lumbar disc herniation and other diseases, the herniated disc can compress the sciatic nerve, resulting in radiating pain and numbness in the lower limbs.
2. Osteoporosis: age is a common cause of osteoporosis, the elderly due to the reduction of sex hormones and vitamin D deficiency and other factors, which can lead to osteoclasts stimulation, osteoblasts inhibition, which in turn cause bone loss, calf pain performance.
3. Trauma: Calf pain can occur after bumping or spraining the calf, which can be accompanied by redness, swelling and activity limitation, and calf deformity can also occur in the case of fracture.
4. Bone disease: when osteosarcoma, osteochondroma, osteomyelitis and other diseases occur in the lower leg, the local bone quality will be destroyed, which can lead to the manifestation of calf pain.
5. Vascular disease: lower extremity phlebitis, varicose veins, arterial occlusion and other vascular diseases, due to insufficient local blood supply and inflammation stimulation and calf pain symptoms.
Elderly people with calf pain should consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of specialists to actively carry out appropriate treatment, which will help to alleviate the discomfort symptoms as soon as possible.