by Jaydee Vykoukal, PT, DPT April 05, 2022
Lower leg pain can be caused by a variety of underlying issues. In most cases routine lower leg stretches can help provide long-term improvement.
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If you’re experiencing pain in your lower leg, exercises that work to strengthen muscles can help improve your discomfort. Often, leg muscles can get overused, weak, or out of balance with injury, repetitive motion, or any other type of lower body strain.
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Lower leg pain is a common complaint that can usually be managed at home with simple treatments. However, if the pain is sudden, intense, and does not go away it’s best you seek medical attention.
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Lower leg pain is relatively common, with our legs taking a lot of the impact with our daily activities. However, suffering from consistent lower leg pain at night, or any other time of the day, isn’t necessary with the right understanding and treatment.
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Running is an excellent exercise that gets the heart pumping but it’s also a high-impact sport that isn’t without a few faults.
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Piriformis syndrome is a condition where the piriformis muscle compresses the sciatic nerve causing pain along the leg, buttock, and hip.
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Piriformis syndrome exercises can help keep muscle spasms , strain, stiffness, and pain in the piriformis muscle at bay.
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Piriformis syndrome is a condition characterized by back, hip, and buttock pain that moves down the back of the leg .
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Piriformis syndrome vs sciatica, both lead to similar symptoms due to irritation of the sciatica nerve itself. So how do you know which condition is the source of your pain?
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If you have piriformis syndrome, sitting can make your symptoms worse. The leg, buttock, and back pain are caused by irritation and pinching of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle.
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Piriformis syndrome can seriously interfere with your sleep. The pain and aching in your lower back, lumbar, buttock, and leg will have you tossing and turning all night.
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Oftentimes we are unaware that the exercises and movements we are performing are what’s aggravating our hip pain and delaying recovery. Knowing which hip bursitis exercises to avoid can go a long way and help prevent chronic hip pain.
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