TOP 9 CAUSES OF LEG & FOOT PAIN

Ouch! My leg hurts…. This is a regular complaint in day to day ortho clinic. Our legs are very sturdy pieces of equipment. The interconnection of bones at the joints, alignment of muscles and corresponding nerves, arteries, and veins make it a super formidable structure. Our legs support all of our body weight and nature has given us a perfect way to transfer the body weight from the pelvis to the femur and from the femur to the tibia (with the support of feeble – fibula) and the tarsal and metatarsal bones beautifully. Any hindrance to the anatomical structure, lack of blood supply, inflammation, dilatation of veins, injury all of these factors leads to the pain in legs and foot.

Now, let's see what are the basic types of leg pain and how can we treat it naturally.

1. ARTHRITIS

Arthritis is the most common reason for pain in the knee and further down to the ankles and heel. Heel pain is very common with the deposition of calcium on the heel bone and causing stiffness and pricking like pain in the heel. Arthritis can be due to degeneration of the bones like in osteoarthritis, inflammatory like Rheumatoid arthritis.

2. INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROLAPSE (IVPD / SLIPPED DISC)

Intervertebral Disc prolapsed in the lower back: our spine is a beautiful structure of 33 bones stacked up one on top of another. There is a small cushion or disc between each vertebral body. Spinal nerves find an outlet to come out of the spine through narrow openings just on the sides of these discs. Any injury that pushes the disc out of alignment, puts pressure onto the nerves that lead to pain wherever the nerves supply electrical impulses. So, any malalignment in those regions can certainly lead to muscular spasms and pain. Pain in the thigh, leg, and heel is very common with a condition known as sciatica.

3. DISEASES OF ARTERIES & VEINS<