Lower thigh muscle pain may be caused by physiological reasons such as overexertion, or it may be caused by trauma, local fasciitis, neurogenic diseases and other pathological reasons.
1. Physiological reasons: such as the accumulation of lactic acid in the muscle due to overwork or local muscle spasm caused by incorrect posture, the lower thigh muscle pain can occur, and there is a striated feeling when touching it, which can be relieved after resting or stretching.
2. Trauma: due to fall, excessive exercise and other factors lead to lower thigh muscle, fascia and other tissues damage, thus causing lower thigh muscle pain, swelling and other symptoms.
3. Localized fasciitis: aseptic inflammation of the thigh fascia, muscles and other tissues caused by cold, strain and other factors, which may cause pain, redness and swelling of the lower thigh muscles.
4. Neurogenic diseases: compression of sciatic nerve caused by lumbar disc herniation or sciatic neuritis, sciatic nerve tumor and other nerve lesions can cause pain and numbness on the lower side of the thigh in the innervated area.
Lower thigh muscle pain may also have other causes, such as femoral head necrosis, arthritis, etc., if the rest does not relieve, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to give targeted treatment or treatment, so as not to delay the condition.