When the symptoms of leg soreness occur after sedentary life may be due to physiological reasons such as muscle soreness after exercise, or it may be due to pathological reasons such as varicose veins in the lower limbs and lumbar disc herniation. Common methods include conservative treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment and so on.
1. Physiological reasons: When people keep sitting for a long time, the blood circulation of the lower limbs will be slowed down, at the same time, lactic acid, carbon dioxide and other acidic products will accumulate in the leg muscles to stimulate the nerves, so it produces the symptoms of leg soreness. This is a normal physiological reaction, at this time you can appropriate activities such as standing up and walking slowly, after a period of time, soreness can be relieved.
2. Varicose veins of the lower limbs: when sitting for a long time, the blood circulation of the legs slows down, which may cause varicose veins of the lower limbs, leading to muscle stiffness, which causes soreness of the lower limbs, resulting in leg pain symptoms. Symptoms can be relieved by treatments such as hot compresses and massage.
3. Lumbar disc herniation: Lumbar disc herniation leads to edema in the tissues around the lumbar vertebrae, thus compressing the nerves and generating pain in the lumbar area that radiates to the lower limbs, leading to the symptom of leg soreness. If the pain is severe, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen can be used to relieve the pain. If the symptoms of the disease are more serious, surgical repair or correction of the herniated disc is required for complete treatment.
In addition to the above common causes, sciatica, aseptic inflammation, muscle injury, lower extremity venous thrombosis and other symptoms of sedentary leg soreness can occur. When the patient sits for a long time when the leg is sore, should promptly consult a doctor for examination, clear the cause of the disease for targeted treatment. The use of the above drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.