Burning sensation in the legs is a pathological symptom that can indicate various diseases and disorders in the body. Moreover, they are not always associated with the lower extremities.
Burning legs: what is the reason?
Legs can burn for the following reasons:
The allergen affects the lower extremities.
A person has varicose veins, atherosclerosis, thrombophlebitis, VVD, obliterating endarteritis, that is, a disease of the veins of the lower extremities.
A person has dermatological pathologies: the legs are infected with a fungus or bacteria.
The person has flat feet.
The patient develops diabetes.
The patient has gout.
A person has peripheral neuropathy.
A person is deficient in B vitamins.
The woman is carrying a child.
Legs can burn for reasons that are not related to pathological conditions, for example, after overworking or overexerting them.
Sometimes a burning sensation in the lower extremities occurs due to the fact that a person spent the whole day in tight, uncomfortable shoes. Veins were narrowed, and in the evening there was their expansion. This leads to a sudden rush of blood to the legs, which can cause a burning sensation.
Feet can burn from physical or emotional overstrain, but this situation rarely happens.
If there is a suspicion that the burning sensation in the legs is not associated with the disease, then you can try to get rid of it in the following ways:
Take a contrast shower or foot bath. To do this, the lower limbs are first doused with warm and then cool water. Do not make the water very hot or very cold. The person must feel comfortable. The duration of the procedure should be about 20 minutes. After its completion, it is recommended to apply a moisturizer with menthol on your feet.
You can raise your legs above your head and lie down in this position for 10 minutes.
Apply moisturizer to your feet, starting at the tips of your toes and working your way up your feet.
You can make baths with decoctions of medicinal herbs. For their preparation, chamomile, calendula, hops, wormwood, linden blossom can be used. To do this, 2 tablespoons of grass are brewed in a liter of boiling water and the legs are kept in it for 20 minutes.
To eliminate the feeling of heat in the legs, you can perform several simple exercises, for example, flexion and extension of the toes. You can twist your feet clockwise and counterclockwise. These activities will normalize blood circulation and get rid of the burning sensation.
You can knead the foot with your fingers, or use a special massager for this purpose. It is good to use a small dense ball for foot massage.
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