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Symptoms of disease - pain in the shin

Shin - part of the leg from the knee down to the heels, consists of large and small shin-bone, to which joins upper-knee cup. Large and small thigh bones from the bottom end in two arms: the inner and outer ankle, which are connected by ligaments. At the top of the bones work together, the length of connected by a membrane.

In the shin distinguish between the front and rear area, the border between them on the outside runs from the rear edge of the head calf bone to the back edge of the outside of the ankle, and the inside - on the inner edge of the tibial bone.

Front and back of leg bones attached muscles, which are divided into 3 groups: front, extensor of the foot and toes; exterior, flexor foot, as well as discharge and rotating her outwards; and the back muscles (calf), flexor toes and foot.

Pain in the lower leg be rather frequent, and in most cases does not require treatment (long static load, standing, sitting, long walking and excessive physical exercises). The latter is especially often occurs when a person begins to engage in exercises after a long break. Trauma, shock, sprain, dislocation require immediate medical assistance. Very often the cause of pain in the lower leg can be compression of the spine of the lumbar spine, as well as inefficient use of some medications without a doctor's prescription.

Which diseases there is pain in the shin

What are the symptoms of pain in the legs?
Pain in the legs is called a pain on the outside of the leg below the knee (the tibia). The area of destruction 4-6 inches (15 cm) in length. Pain can appear during your workout, then decrease. Pain in the legs is often not strong. However, the pain may occur in athletes, which causes the termination of the training.

The main causes of pain in the legs:
- Dehydration or decrease in the blood levels of certain salts (sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium).
- Medications, such as diuretics that cause a sharp reduction in the number of salts. Statins - reducing the level of cholesterol, can damage muscle tissue.
- Muscular spasm of physical overstrain or prolonged static load.
- Strained ligaments in injury to the muscle.
- Depressed fracture of the tibia.
- Inflammation of the tendons of the tibia.
- Damage to the meniscus.
- Atherosclerosis of vessels of lower extremities (for this disease characterized by the appearance of pain in the legs when walking and disappearing after the holiday).
A blockage (deep vein thrombosis).
- Osteomyelitis - infectious lesions of the bone tissue.
- Inflammation of the joints - arthritis, arthrosis.
- Damage to the nerve fibers - neuropathy in diabetes, smokers and people who abuse alcohol.
- An inflammation of the tendons and tendon vaginas “back-tibial” and “front-tibial” of muscles of the legs (tendinitis / tendovaginitis).
- Damage and inflammation of the achilles tendon partial micro- and macro-tears (tendinitis, peritendinitis).
- "Traps" syndromes shin (syndromes "grip - compression"); syndrome of the tendinous lock “front-tibial”  muscles; syndromes front, rear, side "compartments" of muscles of the legs.
- Inflammation of the periosteum tibial bone (periostopatis).
- Stress fractures of the tibia (the"fatigue", "marsh" fractures).
- Inflammation of the joints "tendon - bone" of the tendinous expansion of the "goose foot" (tendoperiostit - bursitis).
- Fatigue, discomfort, pain of muscles of the legs, convulsions gastrocnemius muscles.
- Persistent muscle contractures ("restricted") of the muscles of the legs of reloading of nature.
- Micro- and macro tears the calf muscles of the legs.
- Lymph-venous insufficiency and varicose veins of the foot and ankle.
- Micro-tears and inflammation own patella ligament (tendinitis, peritendinity, tendoperiostopatis).
- Inflammation of the tuberosity tibial bone disease Osgood-Schlatter (teenage tendoperiostopatiya "growth zones")- Inflammation of the tops of the kneecap (tendoperiostopatis, "jumper's knee").
- Stretching / breaks ankle ligament by instability of the foot.

More rare causes of pain in the legs:
- Start tumor in the thigh or the shin - osteoma.
- Drugs, such as allopurinol and corticosteroid.
- Disease Of Paget's Disease.
- Malignant bone tumor - osteosarcoma.
- Compression of the nerve roots, caused by the rupture disk.
- Cider Reynaud.
- Syndrome of tissue compression.

The most frequently sharp pain in the legs of people have, for a long time abuse tobacco. The pain usually disappear after the rest, but indicate the presence of serious problems requiring changes way of life. In addition the presence of such a painful syndrome requires additional examination of the patient is a smoker on the subject of the diseases of the heart and vascular system as a whole.

Acute pain in the lower leg in thrombosis of the deep veins of itself is not a big risk, but high risk for the complications (separation of a blood clot and hit him in the lungs, the brain). It is possible, in thrombosis is sometimes necessary to surgical treatment. Как результат, поставщик беттинговых услуг не имеет возможности определить, из какой именно точки мира осуществляется вход, поэтому блокировки снимаются. мостбет Однако стоит учитывать, что представленные на таких ресурсах ссылки не всегда проходят проверку.

Atherosclerosis of vessels of lower extremities the picture, similar to the symptoms, available in smokers (Reynaud syndrome). The fundamental difference is that in atherosclerosis is true narrowing of the blood vessels and not a spasm as with Raynaud's phenomenon.

Syndrome tissue compression is a very serious state arising after strong pressure on the shins. Sometimes after painless period there is internal bleeding in the calf muscles, which compresses the nerve fibers and blood vessels. Foot becomes swollen, hot to the touch and there are severe pain in the lower leg. The most serious complication possible with this syndrome are irreversible damage to the nerve fibers and muscle tissue. When this happens, a muscular atrophy and functional failure of the foot (hanging foot). A person loses the ability to bend the stack, which deprives him of the possibility of walking, swimming and cycling.

Osteomyelitis - frequent complication, particularly after open fractures. Usually osteomyelitis shin develops in people with weak immunity and, as a rule, requires a surgical, and medical treatment.

Damage to the meniscus a very common injury in athletes, especially the football players and runners. The most effective surgical treatment.

Pain in legs from a muscle spasm is most favorable for the treatment and does not require special events, except for the possible application of ointments with analgesics, massage and rest.

Which doctor should I contact if there is a pain in the shin

• Traumatologist
• Phlebologist
• Angiosurgeons
• Oncologist

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