What is the cause of neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain

If you feel pain in your neck, shoulders, waist and legs in your daily life, it may be due to problems with the soft tissues of your body, or it may be muscle strain and inflammation. If you have this feeling for a long time, it is recommended to see a doctor in time, which will be safer.

Neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain are mostly caused by chronic strain and aseptic inflammation, and are a group of diseases characterized by pain, swelling and even limited function in the affected area. Common diseases include: cervical spondylosis, periarthritis of the shoulder, tenosynovitis, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscle strain, bone hyperplasia and other diseases. Because the onset is relatively hidden, the symptoms are atypical or the pain varies from mild to severe, and sometimes even resolves on its own, it is not recognized by the majority of patients, thus missing the best time for treatment.

Causes

Acute soft tissue injury is the injury caused by sudden external impact, gravity compression, and traction and twisting beyond the physiological range of the soft tissue. Depending on the location of the injury, it can cause pain in different parts of the neck, shoulders, waist and legs. If acute injuries are not treated and rest is not given in time, chronic migratory lesions may develop, which are clinically manifested as: (1) persistent pain, which becomes a part of life. (2) The disease occurs when the patient moves more, even when bending over to pick up something or sneezing, and the pain is unbearable and the patient's function is limited. (3) Rainy days or exposure to wind and cold may cause recurrence or aggravation of pain.

Chronic strain of soft tissues is caused by lifestyle habits or occupational postures, such as: long-term bending over a desk, sitting for a long time, bending over for a long time, improper sleeping posture or using a high pillow, etc., which cause part of the soft tissue to be stretched for a long time, and the blood vessels in the stretched tissue are in a semi-patent state for a long time, resulting in tissue hypoxia, which changes the permeability of blood vessels, causes blood cell infiltration, tissue degeneration, increased fibrous interstitium, and soft tissue lesions, causing symptoms of neck, waist and leg pain. Many people have had this experience: they were fine before going to bed, but got a stiff neck after a night's sleep; others cannot stand up after bending over for a long time, as if their waist is broken. These people generally suffer from chronic strain on their soft tissues.

Wind, cold and dampness factors Wind, cold and dampness can reduce the body's tolerance to pain, cause muscle spasms, small blood vessel contraction, slow lymphatic return, soft tissue blood circulation disorders, produce aseptic inflammation, and thus cause neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain. Especially for patients with severe soft tissue lesions, sometimes they will get sick after being exposed to drafts or sitting on a cold stool for a short period of time.

Neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain caused by allergic or immune factors due to allergic inflammation of soft tissue caused by allergens or immune inflammation of soft tissue caused by antigen-antibody reaction should also be paid attention to. For example, allergic rhinitis can cause long-term headaches, which can easily be misdiagnosed as neuralgia or cervical spondylosis. The lesions of rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. are often in the muscle tissue and connective tissue. Massage of these parts can restore the lesion tissue and thus alleviate the symptoms. Tui na massage generally has no side effects and its efficacy is reliable. However, long-term use of medications can damage the liver and kidneys. Therefore, comprehensive therapy can be used to treat rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, etc., taking medications in conjunction with other therapies such as massage.