Painful lower legs

Any pain occurring in a person’s legs is extremely unpleasant and in most cases rather unbearable. And when it comes to aches in the lower region of the leg, this goes as well, and it does so at least twice more in intensity. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to start getting information on it even if you do not suffer from this type of pain, since in case it does occur, you will be able to ward it off with success.

The front (i.e. shin/anterior pain) type of pain is in great many cases actually caused by a certain type of injury that tends to leave the marks in the shape of an intense pain.

Anterior Compartment Syndrome. The condition in question has as its primary target the muscle compartment situated at the front of the lower part of the leg. The muscles in question are normally tightly packed inside a fairly rigid and thick tissue layer. This syndrome comes as a direct consequence of an increase in pressure inside the above mentioned compartment that has a negative effect on the functioning of nerves, arteries and most of all, muscles. Common causes of this condition are a sudden blow to the leg, rupture in the muscle, overuse, inappropriate warming up before an activity, and overdoing it during the muscle training session.Tibialis Anterior Syndrome. When it comes to this unpleasant condition, it should be emphasized that it occurs as a direct consequence of overstraining the tibialis anterior muscle, which initiates the occurrence of a tendon inflammation, spreading all the way to the soft tissue that surrounds the tendon. The overstraining can be a direct consequence of certain physically demanding activities such as running or jumping on a surface that is of hard consistency (e.g. tennis and similar sports). The area where pain is most felt is lower down and in the front of the injured leg, from where it either spreads downwards or goes upwards. This is also followed by the occurrence of swelling, especially in the front of the shin.Tibial Stress Fracture are considered a fairly frequent occurrence and injury in just about any sport that includes running, in one way or another. Those people who have suffered or are suffering from this, more or less, all stated that prior to the fracture, they gave it up a notch with their usual training routine, or have swapped old training equipment for the new one. This injury occurs most frequently in sports such as athletics and football.

In the time period of 72 h after the injury has taken place the following recuperation programme should be followed in order to speed up the entire healing process:

RestIceCompressionElevation.

After the injury has healed a bit, a person should start with easy to do exercises and mild stretches.