Leg pain may be caused by physiological reasons, or by varicose veins of the lower limbs, arthritis and other pathologic reasons, according to the situation, you can choose the general treatment, drug treatment, physical therapy or surgical treatment.
1. Physiological reasons: too strenuous exercise, too long exercise time or cold and other factors may lead to leg pain, which is a physiological phenomenon. It is suggested to reduce the activities, pay attention to rest, strengthen the warmth, also can be through the hot compress, massage and other physical therapy methods to relieve the pain.
2. Varicose veins of the lower limbs: long-term standing, heavy physical labor may lead to varicose veins of the lower limbs, venous pressure is too high, and the blood penetrates into the subcutaneous tissues from the walls of the blood vessels causing leg pain. You can wear compression stockings or use elastic bandage to reduce venous stasis and relieve pain. In severe cases, sclerotherapy or surgical ligation of the saphenous vein can be used.
3. Arthritis: Arthritis, such as hip arthritis and knee arthritis, may cause leg pain due to inflammatory substances that leak out and irritate muscle nerve endings. Acetaminophen and other medications can be used to relieve pain, along with physical therapy methods such as hot compresses to ease the pain, and in serious cases, joint replacement surgery can be an option.
Herniated lumbar intervertebral discs may also cause leg pain, when the symptoms of leg pain should be promptly to the hospital to identify the cause, symptomatic treatment, do not self-medication.