The most common causes of heavy legs are over-exercise, lumbar disc herniation, and lower extremity arterial embolism.
1. Excessive exercise: If the patient has been engaged in long-time sports, such as long-distance running, it is easy to cause the accumulation of lactic acid in the leg muscles, and the metabolism process of lactic acid can easily induce heavy legs, acidity and swelling, which can be improved after resting in general.
2. Herniated lumbar intervertebral discs: When the herniated intervertebral discs press on the nerve roots, it is easy to cause pain and numbness in the lower limbs, which in turn causes abnormal sensation, soreness and heaviness in the legs.
3. Lower extremity arterial embolism: the blood vessels of the lower extremity arteries are blocked by blood clots, which can easily cause blood flow obstruction, resulting in pain, abnormal sensation and heaviness in both lower extremities.
The causes of heavy legs are many, and may be related to myasthenia gravis, bone fracture, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, etc. If the symptoms persist without relief, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the disease, and be treated by the doctor.