Pain in inner thigh when lifting leg

When you raise your leg, you will feel pain on the inner thigh. This may be caused by a variety of reasons, such as adductor sprain, hip ligament incarceration, hip joint inflammation, etc., which affect your walking and cause pain. We suggest that you pay attention to rest, avoid strenuous exercise and heavy physical labor, and receive symptomatic treatment based on your own situation. Next, let us take a closer look at the various causes, manifestations, and relief methods.

Why does it hurt when you lift your leg? Five major symptoms to understand the condition

Sometimes we find pain in the groin, and usually we don’t take it seriously and just take more rest. In fact, pain in the groin may also be caused by some disease, and femoral head necrosis is a common one. Femoral head necrosis, also known as aseptic necrosis of the femoral head or ischemic necrosis of the femoral head, is a disease caused by poor local blood supply to the femoral head due to various reasons, which leads to further ischemia and necrosis of bone cells, trabecular fracture, and femoral head collapse.

Thigh pain is a symptom of femoral head necrosis

This is mainly because the main manifestations of femoral head necrosis are limited hip joint function and tenderness at the midpoint of the groin, while some patients experience pain in the knee and inner and lower thigh, the main reason being the conduction of nerves. Since the general nerve and obturator nerve innervate both the hip joint and the knee joint at the same time, when the hip joint is diseased, it can stimulate the nerves, causing pain in the inner thigh and knee through the same spinal segment reflex action.

Thigh pain may be caused by swollen inguinal lymph nodes. It may also be caused by diseases such as varicocele. Varicocele is the most common cause of thigh pain. What symptoms indicate the possibility of varicocele?

In addition to leg pain, the patient also has a feeling of heaviness or pain in the scrotum or testicles on both sides, scrotal swelling, and pain in the scrotum and testicles on the affected side when standing.

Lower than the healthy side, dilated and tortuous veins can be seen on the surface of the scrotum. There is a soft lump like an earthworm when touched. Lying flat can alleviate or eliminate the symptoms. Patients may have symptoms of neurasthenia, such as headache, fatigue, nervousness, etc. Some patients have sexual dysfunction. Early symptoms of varicocele In the early stages of varicocele, there may be no symptoms at all, or there may be symptoms such as swelling of the scrotum, a feeling of heaviness and heaviness, which worsens when standing, walking, or working, and is relieved after lying down and resting. The degree of heaviness and swelling is not necessarily proportional to the degree of varicose veins, and may sometimes be accompanied by symptoms of neurasthenia.

The specific symptoms are as follows:

1) Swelling, heaviness, or pain in the scrotum or testicles. Swollen blood vessels that resemble earthworms may be felt or seen in the scrotum. There is a feeling of heaviness or pain in the affected scrotum or testicle, the scrotum is swollen, the affected scrotum and testicle are lower than the healthy side when standing, and dilated and tortuous veins can be seen on the surface of the scrotum. The symptoms are more obvious when standing for a long time or exerting abdominal force, and lying down can alleviate or eliminate the symptoms. Sitting for a long time can cause the local temperature of the spermatic cord to rise and cause swelling and pain.

2) Infertility occurs. Many men suffer from infertility and go to the hospital for a check-up only to find out that they have varicocele. It is understood that about two-thirds of men with varicocele will have abnormal semen, leading to infertility. Therefore, if you experience infertility, go to the hospital in time to check whether you have varicocele.

3) Symptoms of neurasthenia. Patients with varicocele may have symptoms of neurasthenia, such as headache, fatigue, nervousness, etc.

4) Sexual dysfunction. Some patients with varicocele may experience sexual dysfunction such as low xy, decreased sexual pleasure, sexual pain, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, etc.

The most common belief now is that high surgical ligation is the best and most effective solution, but the latest research results show that the recurrence rate after 3 years of follow-up after surgery can reach 30%, and the recurrence rate after 5 years can reach 60%! The idea of ​​the surgery is to abolish the damaged blood vessels and rely on the collateral blood vessels to compensate for the removed blood vessels, which increases the circulatory burden of the collateral blood vessels. What is more common is that the varicose veins in this place are gone, but they appear elsewhere! Traditional Chinese medicine has advantages in this regard. It can gradually restore the physiological functions of damaged blood vessels. On the surface, varicose veins have not completely disappeared, but as the physiological functions are restored, it will not affect the normal blood circulation. The recurrence rate after 3 years of follow-up is 5%, and the recurrence rate after 5 years is 8%.

Therefore, surgical treatment is not recommended. You can use conservative treatment. The best method currently is Chinese herbal medicine conditioning. Although there is no such name in Chinese medicine literature, it belongs to the category of fibroma based on clinical manifestations. It is believed that the cause of the disease is mostly liver-blood deficiency, kidney-qi deficiency, and lack of nourishment to the blood vessels; or people who stand for a long time have poor circulation of qi and blood, which leads to blood stasis and blocks the blood vessels, making the spermatic vein look like an earthworm and the scrotum feel heavy and uncomfortable. Or it may be caused by accumulation of toxic blood, deficiency of kidney and weak essence. The treatment principles are to remove blood stasis and dredge meridians, invigorate the kidney and replenish essence, soothe the liver and disperse stagnation, clear away heat and remove dampness. Use pure Chinese medicine to treat varicocele. TCM doctors will conduct detailed consultations, differentiate symptoms and treat patients based on their specific symptoms. Treat patients based on symptoms and diseases. One person will receive the right medicine for the right disease.

Treatment should be both symptomatic and root cause-oriented. After recovery, pay attention to diet and rest, maintain a good lifestyle, and relapse will not occur.

Patients should also pay more attention to good living habits:

1. You can use a scrotal support to lift and fix the scrotum, or wear elastic briefs to help venous return and relieve symptoms. However, long-term use will affect the heat dissipation of the scrotum, increase the local temperature, and affect the spermatogenesis function of the testicles.

2. Avoid strenuous exercise and heavy physical labor to prevent increased abdominal pressure and aggravation of symptoms.

3. Pay attention to your diet, avoid spicy and irritating foods, quit smoking and drinking, and keep a happy mood.

4. Keep bowel movements smooth to prevent stool from stagnation in the sigmoid colon, compressing and affecting the spermatic cord, and causing poor venous return.

5. Avoid hot water sitting baths and do not soak in hot water for too long when taking a bath.

6. Have a regular sex life and avoid excessive indulgence to prevent local excessive congestion and aggravation of symptoms.