Definition:

An unpleasant sensation in the leg associated with actual or potential tissue damage, and mediated by specific nerve fibers to the brain, where its conscious appreciation may be modified by various factors.

Symptoms:

• Pain in the leg

Causes:

• Fracture
• Stress fracture
• Shin splints
• Osteoarthritis
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Muscle sprain/strain
• Tendinitis
• Bursitis
• Muscle imbalance
• Poor gait pattern
• Tumor
• Compartment syndrome
• Peripheral artery disease
• Sciatica
• Peripheral neuropathy

Treatment:

• ROM and stretching exercises
• Lower extremity strengthening
• Gait pattern