Numbness and pain in the legs may be caused by lumbar disc herniation, arteriosclerosis of the lower limbs, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
1. Lumbar disc herniation: Lumbar disc herniation will lead to the sensory nerves innervating the lower limbs to be compressed, which will lead to abnormal nerve conduction and the symptoms of numbness and pain in the legs.
2. Arteriosclerosis of the lower limbs: when atherosclerosis occurs in the blood vessels of the lower limbs, the blood vessels will gradually become narrower due to the progression of the disease, thus affecting the blood supply to the muscles of the lower limbs and numbness and pain.
3. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: diabetic peripheral neuropathy is due to long-term ineffective control of blood glucose, resulting in nerve damage, manifested as abnormal sensory nerves, especially in the lower limbs will appear pain and numbness symptoms.
If the symptoms of numbness and pain in the legs, you need to go to the regular hospital in a timely manner to clarify the cause, the doctor according to the situation of individualized treatment plan, so as not to delay the condition.