What is calf soreness?

Soreness is often caused by the lack of oxygen metabolism in the leg muscles, and you can see if the blood in the legs is smooth and compressed when you sleep. Or there may be no cramps. In addition, gout may also have a feeling of soreness.

Symptoms alone are not diagnostic. It cannot be ruled out that it is caused by calcium deficiency or fatigue, so it is necessary to pay attention to the appropriate diet and workload. In addition, further radiographs and erythrocyte sedimentation rate + rheumatoid factor, rheumatoid factor examination are required to confirm the diagnosis.

When the pain is severe, you can take Fenpidex capsules to relieve symptoms. In addition, physiotherapy: local hyperthermia, hot bath, hot spring bath, steam** and paraffin** can reduce or disappear pain, infrared, ultra-short wave or short-wave diathermy** can also increase local blood circulation, promote inflammation and swelling to subside, reduce pain, and enhance the effect of drugs on the local.

It's best to follow your doctor's advice**. It's already serious like yours, and it's best to go to the hospital to see if your blood vessels have been damaged. It could also be something else.

Leg swelling caused by varicose veins is divided into conservative and surgical. The conservative method is based on pressure, you can tie elastic bandages, or you can use medical graded pressure varicose vein elastic stockings to restrain varicose veins, which can reduce the pressure of blood in varicose veins and reduce the stagnation of blood in varicose veins, so that leg swelling will be reduced. In addition, it is also necessary to avoid standing and sitting for a long time, because the blood in the legs is not circulating when standing and sitting for a long time, so it is also very important to avoid standing and sitting for a long time.

For muscle damage caused by fatigue, acupuncture and massage are recommended.

Generally speaking, the prolongation of varicose veins of the lower limbs will lead to complications such as subcutaneous induration, ulcers, pigmentation, and wet diagnosis. In the absence of deep venous insufficiency, edema may also occur.

There are many kinds of swelling in the lower legs, such as varicose veins of the lower limbs, and the common cause is poor blood return in the veins of the lower limbs caused by sitting for a long time. It is recommended to go to a regular hospital for examination and diagnosis.

Calf soreness is also a common clinical symptom, mainly seen in calcium deficiency, and most patients are also accompanied by heavy legs and leg cramps at night.

First, it is recommended to go to the hospital to check blood calcium or bone density testing, and try to supplement calcium**, you can take oral vitamin D plus calcium gluconate and other related preparations.

Second, it is recommended to do color ultrasound of blood vessels in both lower limbs to see if there is vascular stenosis or varicose veins.

Third, you can go to the orthopedic department for diagnosis and treatment to see if there are related diseases such as Achilles tendonitis.

Fourth, you can find traditional Chinese medicine to do relevant conditioning, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine theory, leg soreness is a symptom of kidney deficiency, you can find traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation and treatment for conditioning.

Calf soreness, which is also a common type of clinical manifestations, is mainly caused by, first, calf muscle strain injury, etc., generally more common in sports or long-distance running, mountaineering and other activities are more intense, in the case of calf soreness and pain after exercise, and muscle strain, and the corresponding injury factors are related, sometimes also seen in muscle metabolites, for example, lactic acid accumulation, will also cause corresponding symptoms, if such symptoms, often, rest, most, distance has a certain self-healing, second, Osteoporosis and calcium deficiency cause calf muscle spasms, commonly known as goldfish. Third, neurological factors, generally more common in lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar disc herniation, etc., compress the nerves innervating the calf and thus manifest as soreness and numbness of the calf muscles, especially for long walks, or the symptoms can be aggravated after exertion, for mild, conservative **, the pressure is heavier, conservative, ineffective, surgery can be taken**, fourth, vascular factors can also cause calf soreness, such as arterial occlusion, arterial stenosis, or mountain work.

There are several causes of soreness in a woman's calves:

1.Physiological factors. After running or standing for a long time, aerobic metabolism cannot meet energy needs, anaerobic metabolism is enhanced, excessive lactic acid is produced, and local lactic acid accumulation produces a feeling of soreness.

Temperature changes, lower limb calves are cold, cold, wind, muscle spasms, resulting in calf soreness. During women's menstruation, endocrine dysfunction causes pelvic congestion during menstruation, which compresses the local area and causes blood circulation disorders and calf soreness.

2.Pathological factors. Soreness caused by nerve damage, such as motor neuron disease, spinal radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, etc.

Soreness caused by vascular factors, such as varicose veins, peripheral vascular disease, etc. Soreness caused by trace element deficiencies, such as insufficient calcium and magnesium content, has a high incidence of chronic diseases and pregnant women. Soreness caused by drug factors, such as antihypertensive drugs, lipid-lowering drugs, etc.

Specifically, it is recommended to go to the hospital for corresponding examinations, and then carry out targeted examinations according to **.

With the development of society and science and technology, people pay more and more attention to their physical health, and pay more attention to physical exercise in daily life to protect their physical health, but some people often have calf soreness in daily life, and this situation is due to some functions of our body.

The reason why there will be calf soreness for a long time in daily life is that there is a certain problem with the blood vessels in our calves, which leads to the poor blood circulation in this part, so that the blood stagnates here for a long time, which makes the blood vessel wall at the calf very fragile, so that the calf is sore.

Long-term calf soreness is inseparable from people's working environment, there are many people's working environment is the need for him to fight for a long time, and when we stand for a long time, it will produce a certain pressure on the venous membrane of our calf, and this pressure will make the veins varicose and cause long-term soreness in our calf. Or it is caused by bad lifestyle habits In daily life, some people's lifestyle habits have a great impact on the calf, such as smoking and drinking will harden our blood vessels, and eventually lead to poor blood circulation, which will affect the blood circulation of the calf.

If we want to relieve long-term soreness in the calf, then we try to eat some foods that can replenish blood and qi, such as fish, eggs and other foods. And in daily life, we must pay more attention to rest, try not to use our legs excessively, and properly supplement calcium in our daily life, because if we lack calcium in our body, it is also very likely to make our calves sore. At the same time, when sleeping at night, we must insist on soaking our feet in hot water, because soaking our feet in hot water can relieve the fatigue of our calves to a certain extent, and at the same time have certain benefits for the blood circulation in our calves.

Calf soreness can be caused by standing for a long time or after exercise, or it can be caused by a variety of other diseases, and the factors of calf soreness can be roughly divided into three categories, including muscle-born, neurogenic and vascular-derived.

What diseases might be associated with calf soreness?

Calf soreness can be seen in a variety of diseases, a single symptom, it is difficult to judge, the common can be roughly divided into three categories:

Muscular origin: muscle cramps during activity, muscle soreness that occurs after activity, strain of muscles or tendons and ligaments, etc.

Neurogenic : lumbar disc herniation.

Piriformis syndrome.

Compression of nerves in the buttocks, etc.

Vascular source: varicose veins.

Venous thrombosis, peripheral arterial disease, etc.

There are many causes of calf soreness, such as excessive fatigue, varicose veins, etc. It is recommended that you go to the hospital to find out the cause and treat the symptoms**.

If there is soreness in the calves, first look at whether it is caused by excessive exercise, if not, then consider whether it is caused by sitting and standing for a long time.

It should be caused by poor blood circulation.

It may be varicose veins of the lower extremities.

Varicose veins of the lower limbs are a common cause of leg soreness, once diagnosed, you should avoid standing and sitting for a long time, and often do leg lifting and foot hooking exercises to promote blood return in the veins of the lower limbs and relieve discomfort. People who work on their feet for a long time may also consider wearing compression stockings to prevent the development or progression of varicose veins in the lower extremities. The main causes of varicose veins of the lower limbs are congenital and acquired.

The so-called congenital factor is that some people have congenital weak valves in their veins; The so-called acquired factors are mainly due to the increased venous pressure in the lower limbs.

The soreness and pain in the calf is mainly caused by the patient's usual intense exercise, which causes muscle damage, or the leg is attacked by wind and cold. Clinically, it is generally recommended that patients with this symptom use massage, massage, acupuncture, hot compress and other physiotherapy methods to promote blood circulation in the lower legs. Usually pay more attention to the warmth of the calves to avoid cold, which has a good effect on the relief of symptoms.

During this period, patients should also pay more attention to rest, avoid overwork, maintain sufficient sleep, do not do strenuous exercise, stand and squat for a long time, and raise the calf appropriately before going to sleep, which is helpful for the relief of the symptoms. In addition, some patients can eat more foods rich in potassium, sodium and calcium, such as milk, eggs, pork, beef and mutton, which also have a good effect on the relief of this symptom. There are many reasons for calf soreness, such as excessive exercise, trauma, lumbar disc herniation, deep vein thrombosis of both lower limbs, etc., and the way to relieve soreness should be selected according to the triggers, usually hot compresses, physiotherapy, drugs**, etc., as follows:

1. Muscle strain: calf soreness caused by muscle strain caused by high-intensity exercise can be relieved by hot compress and physiotherapy, to ensure sufficient rest after exercise, correct manual massage can promote the absorption of metabolic wastes such as lactic acid, thereby reducing the soreness of the calf. You can also soak your feet in warm water and use anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving ointment to relieve discomfort before going to bed;

2. Trauma: Muscle injury of the calf caused by trauma, local redness, swelling and inflammation will cause local soreness in the calf.

3. Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation: lumbar intervertebral disc herniation compresses the nerve and causes soreness and pain in the lower leg, and when the symptoms are mild, you can rest in bed, warm compress and physiotherapy for the waist, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs, or apply external plasters for symptomatic treatment. If symptoms worsen and muscle strength decreases, surgery may be used**;

4. Blood circulation is blocked by Nian Mingling: blood stasis in the calf causes soreness, generally through the application of anti-platelet aggregation anticoagulant drugs, such as oral aspirin, subcutaneous injection of enoxaparin sodium, intravenous application of Xuesaitong and dextran and other drugs to promote the dissolution and absorption of thrombosis, restore the smooth flow of blood, and reduce the soreness of the calf.

If your calves feel a little sore, it may be because you're exercising too much. Maybe you still have some long periods of time not to do some exercise, often have some sedentary or sedentary situations. These situations are also prone to occur.

You can usually go for a walk, and the soreness in your legs will be reduced if you move it, and you can also use a hot towel to put it on your legs for a hot chain dress, which is also very helpful.

1. Genetic causes.

Vascular malformation, thin tube wall, venous valve insufficiency, etc., caused by genetic factors, make the venous blood vessels easy to dilate, blood easy to return, etc., causing varicose veins and calf soreness.

2. Work factors.

Some people stand for long periods of time due to their work, such as waiters, cashiers, flight attendants, etc. Standing for a long time makes the blood in the leg veins flow poorly under the action of gravity, and the blood compresses the venous valve, causing it to reflux and vasodilation, which eventually causes varicose veins and soreness in the calves.

3. Unhealthy habits.

Varicose veins and calf soreness are also closely related to daily life, such as squatting on the toilet for a long time, resulting in poor blood flow in the leg veins; Smoking and drinking, which leads to damage to blood vessels; There are also obese people, fat compresses the veins and blood vessels, which will also make the blood flow unsmooth, and eventually lead to varicose veins, which makes the legs feel sore.

Knowing the above three factors that trigger calf soreness, you can relieve it in your daily life through the following five methods.

1. Eat high-quality protein foods.

These substances include soybeans as well as soy products, lean meat, eggs, and so on. These foods can provide the body with protein to enhance the healthy vitality of blood vessels, thereby reducing the appearance of varicose veins.

2. Correct sitting posture.

When the human body sits, the blood vessels will be in a state of compression, such as in the appearance of stilted legs and other bad sitting posture, it will aggravate the pressure of the veins, so it is necessary to develop a healthy sitting posture.

3. Avoid overusing your legs.

Whether it is life or work, you should reduce the excessive use of your legs, such as standing for a long time, exercising for a long time, etc., learning to rest, and wearing comfortable flat shoes, which can reduce calf soreness and varicose veins.

It's because you've walked too much, so it's sour!

If you say that the swelling may be puffy, it may also be muscles!

You can tell if you pinch your own calves, if it's hard, it's muscle, if it's soft, it's puffy! If it's hard, you're going to have to massage and slap the hard part of your calf! The key is swollen, then it will be fine in a few days.