Leg pain can range from mild to severe and the intensity of pain is felt more during night time. Pain can occur in any part of the leg. Several factors like trauma, medical condition like arthritis, and accidental injury and sports injury can cause leg pain. Leg pain develops when the underlying bones, tissues, muscles, joints or nerves get affected. Treatment for leg pain depends on the root cause of the problem and often it can be treated at home. Medical intervention is necessary when leg pain is severe or sudden.
Leg Pain Symptoms :
- The signs of leg pain can range from dull to sharp radiating pain.
- Pain can occur in any part of the leg depending on the medical condition or trauma.
- A person affected with osteoarthritis may describe leg pain as stiffness of joint and acute pain which is worse in the morning than during the daytime.
- Leg pain can cause tingling sensation or burning pain.
- Leg pain may or may not be accompanied with swelling/inflammation, redness and tenderness.
- Leg pain that occurs due to trauma can cause superficial bleeding which is common during sports injury.
Leg Pain Causes :
- Various factors can cause leg pain. Certain medical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, fractures and injury of underlying organs can cause moderate to severe pain.
- Pain on the legs is felt when the nerves communicate the pain signal to the brain.
- Pain can be acute (short lived) or chronic (long term like arthritis).
- Severity of the pain can be rated from 1 to 10.
- In some cases cause of leg pain cannot be found and in many cases like that of sports injury cause can be identified and treated easily.
Based on the origin, leg pain can be broadly classified into 3 namely, vascular (blood related), neurological (nerves) and musculoskeletal (bones and muscles).