Most leg pain results from sudden or long-term damage to a bone, muscle, ligament or tendon, but other conditions can also cause leg pain. Vascular disorders, for instance, can cause blood clots in your legs.
Trauma is the most obvious cause of leg pain. Falls, near falls, and twisting injuries can damage bones, muscles, and joints or a combination of all three. Pain from an injury to the back can inflame the sciatic nerve and cause pain that radiates down the leg.
Trauma is the most obvious cause of leg pain. Falls, near falls, and twisting injuries can damage bones, muscles, and joints or a combination of all three. The traumatic leg pains include injuries caused by fractures, sprains and bleeding. In fractures, bones get cracked and the pain originates from the nerve endings present in them.
Leg pain can be caused by various ailments and conditions including forms of arthritis, dehydration, muscle cramps and poor circulation, vitamin deficiencies, restless leg syndrome (RLS), and diseases.
