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Heavy legs is a condition described as an unpleasant sensation of pain and heaviness in the lower limbs. Symptoms include legs feeling weighted, stiff, and tired. Heavy legs can be caused by a wide-ranging collection of disorders including but not restricted to varicose veins, peripheral artery disease, restless legs syndrome, multiple sclerosis, venous insufficiency.
Peripheral artery disease and arthritis can also cause leg pain but this usually gets worse with movement. [ 11 ] There are less common differential diagnostic conditions included myelopathy , myopathy , vascular or neurogenic claudication , hypotensive akathisia , orthostatic tremor , painful legs, and moving toes .
If blood travels too slowly and starts to pool in the leg veins, the pressure can force too much fluid out of the leg capillaries into the tissue spaces. The capillaries may break, leaving small blood marks under the skin. The veins themselves can become swollen, painful and distorted – a condition known as varicose veins. [17]
Experts clear up the confusion on lactic acid, the burning sensation you feel in your legs during hard efforts, how to improve lactate threshold.
Sciatica is pain going down the leg from the lower back. [1] This pain may go down the back, outside, or front of the leg. [3] Onset is often sudden following activities such as heavy lifting, though gradual onset may also occur. [5] The pain is often described as shooting. [1] Typically, symptoms are only on one side of the body. [3]
For some people it's hard enough to just sit comfortable with one leg over the other -- and men especially. After Imgur user SickOfFeelingNumb posted the photo , hundreds of people began commenting.
Pain in varying severity is a common symptom in most types of arthritis. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Other symptoms include swelling , joint stiffness , redness, and aching around the joint(s). [ 2 ] Arthritic disorders like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis can affect other organs in the body, leading to a variety of symptoms including: [ 3 ]
The writer and mom of three girls describes a quiet house, often only achieved once everyone has gone to bed, as her “personal version of nirvana.” Why moms in particular are engaging in ...