You feel well-rested and full of energy, if not for one “but” - pain in your legs. It is not surprising when it appears after a hard day, long walks or sports, because it is simply a manifestation of fatigue. But what is the reason when unpleasant sensations appear in the morning? Let's try to figure it out.
Pain after sleep can appear for various reasons, which can be divided into two groups:
But unpleasant sensations can also be caused by a disease of some internal organ or even an entire system, for example, the spine or nervous system. Therefore, this situation requires immediate consultation with a doctor.
Pain in the legs can be a harbinger of various diseases, and here are just a few of them:
In a state of wakefulness, they may not signal themselves in any way, but after a long rest, such symptoms tend to worsen.
Unpleasant sensations in the calf muscles may indicate problems with blood vessels and blood stagnation. In the morning, when blood flow is more active, symptoms may worsen, indicating a problem.
Blood stagnation can also be caused by physical inactivity. If you have to sit constantly as part of your job, the body does not receive enough oxygen, and a large amount of harmful substances accumulates in the blood. And this can lead not only to pain, but also to other unpleasant manifestations.
Calves also suffer from diseases of the spine - scoliosis, hernias, displaced intervertebral discs.
A burning sensation in the fingers may indicate problems with the vascular system. In women, this problem may appear after wearing high-heeled shoes for a long time.
If the pain is one-time in nature, or it was preceded by reasons known to you, then you can get by with prevention:
But what to do if pain accompanies you not for the first time? Of course, it is worth undergoing an examination and receiving traditional treatment, but you can also turn to folk remedies:
Health is the greatest value given to us in life, and taking care of it is one of the main tasks of a person. If your legs hurt, don’t delay visiting the doctor, and then you won’t be afraid of any illnesses.
Nowadays, there is hardly a person who would not encounter such a problem as pain in the legs - a sedentary lifestyle, incorrectly selected shoes and other factors quite often become the cause of this ailment. However, what can cause pain in the legs in the morning, immediately after sleep? In this article we will try to answer this question for you.
It is immediately worth noting that any pain can be caused by both external and internal factors. The first group of factors includes various leg injuries, changes in weather conditions, excessive physical activity, etc. As a rule, in these situations we know why we have pain and we know that this pain is temporary and will soon pass. The second group includes various infections, inflammatory processes, circulatory disorders and many other factors that, with the help of such a symptom as pain in the legs after sleep, signal us about the presence of any problems with our health. Next, we will talk in more detail about why your legs may hurt after sleep.
Phlebeurysm. This is perhaps the most common cause of pain in the legs, which, in turn, is characteristic of women in 90 percent of cases. There are several reasons for the occurrence of this disease: a sedentary lifestyle, and wearing tight and uncomfortable shoes, as well as high-heeled shoes. A distinctive feature of varicose veins is swelling of the soft tissues of the lower extremities;
Arthritis and arthrosis. An inflammatory process in the joints, such as arthritis, usually occurs against the background of age-related changes, chronic fatigue and various stagnant phenomena, for example, with a sedentary lifestyle. After all, most of us, due to the nature of our activities, spend most of our working time at the computer, as a result of which our joints “wean” from their normal functioning, and the slightest physical activity for them is equated to serious stress. If you do not pay due attention to this problem, then later arthritis progresses to a more dangerous stage, namely arthrosis, which is characterized by constant progression of joint deformation;
Rheumatism. Rheumatism of the legs occurs due to streptococcal infection entering the body, which, in turn, causes diseases such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis and scarlet fever. With rheumatism, in addition to pain in the legs, another unpleasant symptom appears, namely discomfort in the heart area; body temperature may also rise (in some cases even to high values), the pulse quickens, the skin around the inflamed joint becomes hot and red;
Osteoporosis. The essence of this disease, which, by the way, is very dangerous, is simply put, fragile bones, which in turn become so for various reasons - a lack of vitamins, metabolic disorders, a sedentary lifestyle, etc. How dangerous is this disease? Yes, because being already at a fairly “respectable” age and having received some kind of injury (for example, a fracture), your body will not have the necessary reserve forces for recovery, as a result of which you, at best, will be forever bedridden.
In addition to pain in the legs and joints, osteoporosis also manifests itself in other symptoms. For example, a distinctive feature of this disease is a decrease in height by more than one and a half centimeters. Curvature of the spine, pain in the thoracic and lumbar regions also indicate the development of this disease;
Fasciitis. With this disease, the patient experiences pain after sleep in the heel area of the foot. And this painful sensation occurs most often for two reasons: due to wearing uncomfortable shoes and due to excess body weight, when our foot experiences a particularly heavy load. Flat feet and standing for long periods of time are another “reason” for the occurrence of this disease. By the way, this disease most often occurs in dancers.
It is worth noting that all of the above diseases most often do not manifest themselves in any way during wakefulness, and painful sensations in the legs arise precisely after immediate rest - sleep. It is also worth noting that in their initial stages they also minimally disturb their “owner”, and only when they are already in a more advanced “variant” do these diseases appear not only in the morning, but at any time of the day.
As we have already said, pain in the legs after sleep can be caused by a number of external factors, which we will list below:
excessive physical activity. Our joints always react in the same way to any physical activity, namely, with the occurrence of pain to a greater or lesser extent. The more often we load our muscles and joints with “work”, the more steadfastly they can withstand excessive physical exertion, and vice versa - the more often we are in the same position, the stronger the pain syndrome will be in the future;
uncomfortable, tight shoes or high-heeled shoes. It is very important to choose the “right” and comfortable shoes, because the health of our feet directly depends on this. So, for example, if you regularly wear “inappropriate” shoes, then in the future this can cause many joint diseases, among which the most popular is varicose veins;
standing for a long time. If your work involves standing for long periods of time, then a symptom such as leg pain will accompany you regularly. In order to avoid such negative consequences, you need to regularly give your legs the necessary rest - take a ten-minute break once an hour; if this problem is taken lightly, then in the future this will serve as the start for the emergence of various diseases that we have already talked about;
excess body weight. If you have such a factor, then pain in the legs in this case is a completely natural reaction of our muscles and joints to excessive pressure. In order to prevent your legs from hurting in this situation, you must initially get rid of excess weight, and in the future you should adhere to a healthy and balanced diet.
Of course, if you experience pain in your legs as a consequence of any disease, you must definitely contact the appropriate specialist. It is worth remembering that you should not delay going to the doctor, because, as we have already said, with the above diseases, a symptom such as pain in the legs after sleep appears already in the progressive stage of the disease. That is why, if pain of this nature regularly occurs, you should contact such specialists as a rheumatologist, vertebrologist, phlebologist, or surgeon.
If pain in the legs after sleep is one-time, or this symptom bothers you quite rarely, then in this situation, to eliminate these painful sensations in the future, you can resort to regular preventive measures, which are listed below:
Regular physical activity on the legs: playing various sports - skating and skiing, swimming, running, cycling, walking three kilometers daily - all this will help keep the joints and muscles of the legs in good shape, which means no unpleasant and painful sensations in the legs. there won't be any in the morning;
morning exercises. Many people underestimate the benefits of morning exercises, but in fact this procedure is very important and necessary for our joints and muscles. It is recommended to do light exercise for 15 minutes every day - this will help your joints and muscles and legs in particular “prepare” for the upcoming physical activity;
massage. Of course, each of us experiences approximately the same sensations in the evening, namely pain, heaviness and swelling in the legs, and this is quite normal, however, in order for our muscles to relax, it is necessary to do some manipulations, namely massage, which is beneficial affects not only our muscles, but also blood circulation;
foot baths. In order for the consequences of a hard day to be less noticeable and the next morning not to be bothered by pain in the legs, it is necessary to take relaxing foot baths in the evening. To make the effect more noticeable, you can add various essential oils and sea bath salt to the water;
exercises for legs. In order for your feet to have a good “rest” from shoes, you should regularly do leg exercises. In principle, it is worth remembering that throughout the day your legs were “shackled” and were in tight clothing, therefore, in order for all the muscles to relax, you need to do the following procedure: fill a basin with warm water, add sea salt for baths and Place a layer of river pebbles on the bottom. Next, using massaging movements, roll the pebbles with your foot;
the main task is to normalize blood circulation. And this is really the main task after a hard day at work. After all, throughout the day our legs are in one, maximum two positions (either standing or sitting), and this interferes with normal blood circulation in the legs. Therefore, in order to normalize it, when you come home, lie with your back on the sofa and raise your legs up, leaning them against the wall or the back of the sofa. Lie in this position for about 15 minutes.
And remember that any pain is a signal that our body is in some danger, and any disease, as we all know, is easier to prevent than to treat. Therefore, take preventive measures as often as possible and thus such a problem as pain in the legs after sleep will not bother you.
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