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Symptoms of disease - pain in legs

Leg (the finiteness of the lower free, Latin mémbrum inférius liberum) - pair body of a support and movement of human. Part of the lower limbs, located distantly of the hip joint.

Foot anatomically consists of three main parts: the thighs, calves and feet. Hip founded the hip bone (the most massive and sound of human bones) and patella, protecting the knee joint. Shin form of big and small thigh bones. Foot form many small bones. The place of articulation of the hip bone to hip bone is called hip joint. The femur and tibia bones called the knee joint, and tibia bones with the bones of the foot - and-ankle. Achilles tendon limits the movement of the foot on the tibia. Injury of the ankle and especially the knee joint are dangerous, because often bring irreversible damage.

Pain, heaviness in the legs become companions of the lives of many people. Some people continue to endure such pain over a long period of time. Meanwhile, it is necessary to conduct the diagnosis and identify the cause of the appearance of uncomfortable condition. After all, cure the disease at the initial stage of a lot easier than running.

Which diseases there is pain in legs

There are several reasons that cause pain in legs. The diseases of spine, joints, blood vessels of the legs, or muscles.

Most often the emergence of pain in leg is associated with vascular diseases. This happens because of violations of the outflow of venous blood and increase due to the pressure in the vessels. Formed venous congestion is the cause irritation of nerve endings and the development of pain syndrome. Most often such pain in leg are «dumb» character, there is a heaviness in the leg. Thus, gradually developing varicose veins.

In other vascular disease - thrombophlebitis, there is the pain of a pulsating character, often turning into a burning sensation under the skin. At a thrombophlebitis pain in leg is of a permanent nature, especially in the case of pain in the calf muscles.

Another cause of pain in leg - atherosclerosis of the arteries. When the disease occurs seal the walls of blood vessels, the patient when it feels compressive pain in the calf muscles. Most often atherosclerosis causes pain syndrome that is in the muscles of the legs. The pain intensifies when walking. A characteristic symptom of atherosclerosis is a sensation of cold feet, regardless of the time of year.

The next group of diseases, provoking the emergence of pain in leg are diseases of the spine. Available violations in the work of the spine, for example, in the intervertebral discs, lead to the emergence of the so-called referred pain, i.e. giving in the leg. On the spine itself when it can and not get sick. This kind of pain can be attributed sciatica (inflammation of the sciatic nerve). This disease is pain in the spine in the course of the sciatic nerve is transferred to the legs.

The defeat of the sciatic nerve (sciatica). The disease is characterized by intense pain in the posterior surface of the leg or only thighs. Patients feel as if «the painful stretched cord».

The survey revealed:
a) scoliosis of the spine in a healthy way;
b) pain along the sciatic nerve;
C) positive symptom lasegue's sign (pain in the passive raised straightened legs in the patient, which is in the horizontal position);
d) restriction of flexor movements of the spine because of pain in the back of the legs;
e) atrophy of muscles of the legs (with a certain limitation of the disease);
(e) the reduction or the lack of Achilles reflexes;
g) hypoesthesia on the outer surface of the legs.

Acute sciatica should be differentiated, especially in children, from acute tuberculosis coxitis, in which reveals tenderness of the joints in child's palpation, with a load on leg (effleurage on the heel), tensile and entering the feet; there is the symptom of «the thickened skin folds» in the area of the hip joint.

The defeat of femoral nerve. Often the disease is secondary in the lumbar osteochondrosis, less spondylitis (especially in children), tumors of the spine and is characterized by pain on the front of the inner surface of the thigh. It is noted tenderness on palpation in the course of femoral nerve. Positive symptoms of tension nerves: pain on the front of the thigh when bending the legs at the knee joint in the position of the patient in the stomach; the power of the quadriceps muscle is reduced, the knee reflex decreased or absent, hypoesthesia in the area of innervation of femoral nerve.

Pain syndrome due to failure of femoral nerve must be differentiated from the pain syndrome as a result of inflammation of the ileo-lumbar muscles (psoitis), which is accompanied by flexion contraction of the thigh. It is noted tenderness on palpation of the abdomen and in the study of per rectum; possible increase in body temperature and changes in the blood, indicating the presence of inflammatory process.

Very often, the pain in leg is connected with diseases of the joints. Pain like a «twisting» the leg. A worsening of this painful syndrome is observed when the weather changes. On a more serious stages of diseases of the joints pain may be permanent, sometimes just a painful character. This especially concerns the attacks of pain in gout. Pain in the knee joint may be the evidence of the destruction of the cartilage of the joint. But the correct diagnosis and prescribing can only be done by an experienced specialist.

Diseases of the peripheral nerves may also provoke pain in leg. When neuralgia pain are paroxysmal character and arise in the course of the nerve fibers. In between bouts of pain is practically absent, and the pain attack can last from several seconds to several minutes.

The most severe pain in leg occurs when the inflammation of the muscles. Myositis is a pretty serious disease that must be treated under the constant supervision of a doctor.

Pain in leg might be due to a communicable disease of bone as osteomyelitis. Pain in this disease acute and prolonged. In this case, the cause of the pain are the bones themselves.

In some cases, the cause of pain in leg is trauma (injury, fracture, sprain or rupture of ligaments and muscles), then the sequence is more or less evident. Sometimes, however, the damage develops gradually as a result of excessive physical activity, exercise without preliminary warm-up, wearing uncomfortable shoes, running on a hard surface.

Sharp pain in the lower leg in conjunction with the sudden redness of the skin and increase the temperature of the evidence in favor of the erysipelatous inflammation (faces). Dense edema, throbbing and swelling pain in the legs may indicate thrombosis, lymphatic oedema and purulent inflammatory process (phlegmon). Все любители подглядывать, милости просим на наш сайт посмотреть что наснимала скрытая камера в женской раздевалке . Наслаждайтесь хорошими видео на ваш вкус и возвращайтесь к нам снова. At the same time they reinforce the feeling and the work of the muscles. Seek medical help should be, if the pain in the legs does not pass in the period of three days or more, apply to all departments of the lower extremities, accompanied by their weakness, numbness and cooled, cyanotic or puffiness of the skin.

In order to prevent the appearance of pain in leg is necessary to observe some rules. For example, if vascular problems it is necessary to restrict the diet of fat, rich in cholesterol food, lose weight, regularly perform a special complex of exercises to prevent the development of varicose veins. Try to avoid long periods of standing or sitting. When sitting or standing work it is necessary to regularly take a break and change position.

In case of problems with the spine or joints must be timely treatment of these diseases and to follow the doctor's instructions. If the problem spine and frequent irradiate pain in the right leg, it is useful to conduct regular courses of massage. Exercises aimed at strengthening the abdominal muscles leads to reduction of tension of the muscles of the lower back and, as a rule, reduce the frequency of irradiate pain.

You should consult a physician, if:
- sharp pain in leg did not depart for three days;
- the legs go numb, cold and weaken;
- pain gives the upper and lower parts of the legs;
- the skin is turning blue and swells;
- after the injury appeared strong swelling.

Which doctor should I contact if there is a pain in legs

• Angiosurgeons
• Traumatologist
• Surgeon
• Rheumatologist
• Infectious disease physician

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