Soreness and distension of calves in middle-aged people may be caused by physiological factors such as overwork, lumbar spine diseases such as lumbar disc herniation, vascular lesions of the lower limbs such as varicose veins of the lower limbs, and osteoarthritic diseases of the knee joints, and so on.
1. Physiological factors: excessive exercise leads to the accumulation of local lactic acid or muscle fiber micro-injury caused by rest and appropriate massage, acidity and discomfort will soon be relieved.
2. Lumbar spine diseases: such as lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar spondylolisthesis, etc. The compression of the corresponding nerve root causes calf soreness and swelling, usually with lumbar pain and discomfort, combined with the lumbar spine CT examination can be clearly diagnosed.
3. Lower extremity vascular lesions: varicose veins of the lower extremities and deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities are common, which can be clearly diagnosed by ultrasound examination.
4. Knee osteoarthritis: mainly osteoarthritis of the knee joint, which will lead to weakness of the knee and cause soreness and swelling of the calf.
Middle-aged people with calf soreness if rest does not relieve or recurring, you need to go to the hospital in a timely manner, clear the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.