Leg Pain: Causes Of Leg Muscle Pain
Leg pain is a common symptom and complaint. Leg pain can be due to a muscle cramp also called a charley horse. Common causes of muscle cramps include:
1) Muscle fatigue or strain from overuse, too much exercise, or holding a muscle in the same position for a long time.
2) Dehydration or low amounts of potassium, sodium, calcium, or magnesium in the blood.
3) Medications such as:
- Diuretics, which can cause you to lose too much fluid or minerals.
- Statins, which lower cholesterol.
An injury can also cause leg pain from: (1) strain (a torn or overstretched muscle); (2) tendinitis (inflamed tendon); (3)Shin splints or the muscle pain in the front of your leg related to overuse or repetitive pounding; or (4) hairline crack in the bone (stress fracture).
Other common causes of leg pain include:
1) Blood clot (deep vein thrombosis) from prolonged bed rest.
2) Atherosclerosis (plaque buildup) that blocks blood flow in the arteries (this type of pain, called claudication, is generally felt when exercising or walking and relieved by rest).
3) Inflammation of the leg joints by arthritis or gout.
4) Nerve damage (common in diabetics, smokers and alcoholics; symptoms include numbness, tingling, or a sensation of pins-and-needles)
5) Infection of the bone (called osteomyelitis) or of skin and soft tissue (called cellulitis).
6) Varicose veins.
Less common causes of leg pain include:
1) Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (usually seen in boys and overweight children between 11 and 15 years old, this refers to a separation of the ball of the hip joint from the thigh bone. It causes pain and growth abnormalities.)
2) Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (poor blood flow to the hip that may stop or slow the normal growth of the leg. This condition usually affects boys between 4 and 10 years old.)
3) Benign tumors or cysts of the femur or tibia (osteoid ostioma).
4) Malignant bone tumors (osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma).
5) Drugs such as allopurinol and corticosteroids.
6) Sciatic nerve pain (radiating pain down the leg) caused by a slipped disk in the back.
1) Muscle fatigue or strain from overuse, too much exercise, or holding a muscle in the same position for a long time.
2) Dehydration or low amounts of potassium, sodium, calcium, or magnesium in the blood.
3) Medications such as:
- Diuretics, which can cause you to lose too much fluid or minerals.
- Statins, which lower cholesterol.
An injury can also cause leg pain from: (1) strain (a torn or overstretched muscle); (2) tendinitis (inflamed tendon); (3)Shin splints or the muscle pain in the front of your leg related to overuse or repetitive pounding; or (4) hairline crack in the bone (stress fracture).
Other common causes of leg pain include:
1) Blood clot (deep vein thrombosis) from prolonged bed rest.
2) Atherosclerosis (plaque buildup) that blocks blood flow in the arteries (this type of pain, called claudication, is generally felt when exercising or walking and relieved by rest).
3) Inflammation of the leg joints by arthritis or gout.
4) Nerve damage (common in diabetics, smokers and alcoholics; symptoms include numbness, tingling, or a sensation of pins-and-needles)
5) Infection of the bone (called osteomyelitis) or of skin and soft tissue (called cellulitis).
6) Varicose veins.
Less common causes of leg pain include:
1) Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (usually seen in boys and overweight children between 11 and 15 years old, this refers to a separation of the ball of the hip joint from the thigh bone. It causes pain and growth abnormalities.)
2) Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (poor blood flow to the hip that may stop or slow the normal growth of the leg. This condition usually affects boys between 4 and 10 years old.)
3) Benign tumors or cysts of the femur or tibia (osteoid ostioma).
4) Malignant bone tumors (osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma).
5) Drugs such as allopurinol and corticosteroids.
6) Sciatic nerve pain (radiating pain down the leg) caused by a slipped disk in the back.
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