Treatment of pain in the legs

I always loved to walk for a long time. But recently I began to feel heaviness and pain in my legs while walking. Tell me how to deal with this?
Remove the fatigue of the feet will help the contrast shower, directed from the bottom up. Start with warm water (close to body temperature), finish cool.
Purpose: take care of the veins
Severity and pain in the legs can occur with varicose veins and other vascular diseases.
WHAT TO DO: Take a survey from a phlebologist, which includes ultrasound dopplerography of the veins and arteries. Do not abuse the "hot procedures" in the bath and bath. Try to change the position of the legs more often. At the initial stage of varicose veins, physiotherapy exercises, ointments and venetics help. The next stage requires sclerotherapy (the introduction of veins of substances splicing its walls). Strongly expanded and pathologically altered veins are removed by surgery. The state of veins is adversely affected by a number of hormonal contraceptives.

Support the arch of the foot
Rapid fatigue when walking often occurs with flat feet, when the arch of the foot hardly holds the weight of the body. Discomfort strengthens shoes on a flat sole.
WHAT TO DO: the presence of the disease diagnoses a pediatrician or orthopedist, computer optical diagnosis will determine the degree of flat feet. The doctor will pick up special insole-arch supports and a set of gymnastic exercises. The cause of flat feet may be overweight.
To rest, walk: walk on the carpet mat, starting from 1-2 steps, gradually increasing them to 10-15; to roll a tennis ball, without getting up on it.

Purpose: to relieve muscular spasm
Pain in the leg may occur due to spasm of the gastrocnemius muscle. He happens to women who love high heels.
WHAT TO DO: address to the neuropathologist and the orthopedist. Spasm is removed massage, physiotherapy, an effective procedure of post-isometric relaxation (IRP). To the muscles were normal: the optimal height of the heel 3-4 cm.
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Purpose: to regulate the spine
Problems in the vertebral part often lead to the appearance of so-called irradiative pains, i.e. giving to the feet. In this case, the back may not bother.
WHAT TO DO: conduct a diagnosis of the spine in a neurologist, orthopedist, make X-rays, in some cases require a computer (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Identify the possible consequences of injuries (if they were) in a neurosurgeon. With problems in the back helps massage, classical or Thai, as well as therapeutic gymnastics, acupuncture, manual therapy. Classes on special rehabilitation simulators can be effective - they are conducted under an individual program with dosed loads. Therefore, to start them better in a specialized center.
To the spine was normal: heating wormwood cigars, acupressure, occupational therapy, therapeutic baths. If you change the posture (even insignificant), distribute any loads (for example, bags) equally in both hands.

The goal: to "release" the bundles
Whether there are damages of the locomotor system, the traumatologist-orthopedist will define. With pain localized in the area of ​​one joint, you need to contact a rheumatologist or orthopedist.

WHAT TO DO: problems with joints at the initial stage are easily compensated. First of all, you need: ultrasound, x-ray, blood test - clinical and rheumatological tests (blood from the vein). The calcium content in the body is checked with densitometry. Treatment depends on the disease and its stage. At the initial stage, diet, articulation, massage, acupuncture, therapeutic baths are used. On the following - medicines, physiotherapy (applications with medicines), magnetotherapy. That the ligaments and muscles were normal: immersion in a cedar barrel, moxibustion by acupuncture points with wormwood cigars.

Purpose: to evaluate metabolic processes
The severity and pain in the legs when walking can be one of the symptoms of metabolic disorders in the body.
WHAT TO DO: twice or three times with a certain interval to measure the glucose content in the blood (fasting). With her elevated indicators continue the examination with an endocrinologist.

Purpose: to check the "small pelvis"
If the pain in the legs is accompanied by their swelling, including hidden (when the shoes are tight in the evening, there are traces of straps and rubber bands of socks), it is necessary to check the condition of the female organs.
WHAT TO DO: to address to the gynecologist and to make US of a small basin.
Treatment depending on the results of the examination. With the expansion of veins in the small pelvis use hirudotherapy (in agreement with the gynecologist).