What is leg pain? What causes it? How can it be treated?
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What is Ankle Pain?
Leg pain refers to pain in the lower extremities. It is pain that occurs in the long bones between the ankle and hip and the surrounding soft tissues. Diseases seen in the joints can cause pain radiating to the leg.
Why Does Leg Pain Occur?
It can occur after trauma such as falls, impacts, and sprains.
Leg pain can also occur in diseases affecting the muscles, tendons, and bones of the leg without trauma. Diseases in the leg can cause pain, and diseases in neighboring areas can cause referred pain. For example, a herniated disc or vascular blockage can present with leg pain.
How to Relieve Leg Pain?
It is necessary to treat the underlying disease causing leg pain. The approach is different if there is only muscle pain, and different if there is a vascular blockage. Medical treatment and physical therapy are used for hamstring strains. If a tumor in the leg is causing pain, the tumor needs to be treated.
What Helps with Leg Pain?
Pain relievers and muscle relaxants are good for leg pain. In addition, topical sprays and creams applied with massage can relieve the pain.
If there is trauma and edema in the leg, cold application is recommended. Depending on the condition of the leg, compression stockings, elastic bandages, or splints are applied.
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