Paresthesia is a condition when a person feels tingling and numbness next to the leading peripheral endings, but does not notice any pain symptoms. This condition may continue to disturb a person for a short period of time or be permanent. If fever in the legs occurs frequently, then this may indicate the presence of neurological diseases. They can occur after systemic ailments, as well as after the end of certain medications.
Reasons for appearance
Everyone knows that feeling when, after taking off your shoes, your feet suddenly burn and feel hot. This condition is associated with improperly selected tight shoes. But a burning sensation can also occur due to the presence of various diseases that require immediate treatment.
Feet swollen in the heat? The reasons for this condition can be different:
- allergic reaction to material and substances touched by feet;
- vascular diseases: varicose veins, atherosclerosis of the vessels of the lower extremities, vegetovascular dystonia, endarteritis obliterans, thrombophlebitis;
- dermatic lesions: fungus, bacterial infection;
- diseases of the muscles and bones of the legs: flat feet;
- disturbances in the functioning of the nervous system: peripheral form of neuropathy;
- endocrine disorders: diabetes mellitus;
- difficulties with metabolic processes: gout;
- lack of B vitamins;
- some difficulties during childbearing;
- non-disease related conditions: fatigue, standing for a long time.
Fatigue and overwork
If there is a feeling of heat in the legs, then a disease may not always be the cause. If the legs burn in the evening, and if this is due to the fact that a person moved a lot throughout the day, then it makes no sense to talk about the disease. The reason in this case is the pressure on the vessels. If the legs are in uncomfortable or tight shoes throughout the day, then the veins narrow, and in the evening, when the shoes are finally removed, there is a sharp expansion of blood vessels and blood flow to the legs. It is for this reason that heat appears in the leg and foot in the evening and at night.
In most cases, if after a hard day in the legs there is pain and burning, it is important to pay attention to the possible progression of vascular disease in the legs.
Physical and emotional fatigue, nerves and fatigue are another common cause of hot legs.
Better condition
Legs swell in the heat, what should I do? If the burning sensation in the leg did not occur due to the presence of any disease, thenSimple ways to cope with discomfort will help. You can get rid of the sensation of heat in the leg:
- Take a contrast shower or prepare contrast foot baths: pour warm and cold water on your feet in alternation or dip your feet in containers with different temperatures. It is important to remember that the water in the basins should not be too hot or cold. The whole procedure should not bring anxiety and discomfort. A contrast shower should be taken for 15-20 minutes, after which it is best to apply a moisturizing cream with a cooling effect on the feet.
- To ensure the best blood flow to the feet, you need to raise your legs above your head and leave them in this position for 10 minutes. Another can be to spread the legs with cream, the application should be from the fingertips up.
- An effective sedative are baths (or lotions) with the addition of herbs: wormwood, hops, chamomile, calendula. To prepare a decoction, take a few tablespoons of dry ingredients and pour a liter of hot water. After cooling the herbal infusion, the legs are placed in the basin for 20 minutes.
- If your foot gets hot, you can do a couple of easy exercises: bend and unbend your toes, twist your feet clockwise and counterclockwise. Doing this will ensure the best circulation and eliminate the burning sensation.
- To get rid of burning sensation, you can use a massage. To do this, rub the surface of the foot well in the direction from the toes to the heel, gently pulling on each toe. For massage there isa large number of special plastic massagers. You can use the following materials: pebbles, buckwheat, peas, small pebbles. To do this, they need to be poured into a separate bowl and just walk on them for some time.
Vascular disease
Why is my foot hot? With varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, atherosclerosis and other vascular lesions, the process of blood circulation in tissues is significantly disrupted, muscles atrophy, and ischemic changes occur.
If discomfort in the legs occurs due to vascular pathologies, then the main symptoms are additionally added:
- leg swelling;
- numbness of the leg above and below the knee;
- feeling of fullness of blood vessels.
The treatment of such diseases must be supervised by a physician without fail. In some cases, surgery may be required.
Problems with the endocrine system
Often, swelling and heat in the legs and arms appears in the presence of a disease of the endocrine system. Most often this happens with diabetes. This disease affects the vessels throughout the body, including the lower leg, resulting in various complications and a condition called “diabetic foot.”
The main symptom of this syndrome is a burning sensation on one or both feet. Later, ulcers may form at the site of the lesion, which are difficult to treat. In a neglected situation, defeat can lead tolimb amputation.
When endocrine disorders significantly worsen the metabolism in the body. Such a lesion leads to the fact that the skin of the feet, especially in the heel area, begins to become thinner, covered with numerous cracks. The treatment of such a nuisance should be entrusted to a professional.
Fungal infection and heredity
Burning can occur with an infectious or fungal infection of the legs. With fungus, the greatest impact is on the nails and toes. In this case, it is important to immediately consult a doctor and complete the full course of drug treatment.
Another factor in the appearance of pain in the legs in the heat is heredity. In this case, we are talking about genes that are responsible for the reproduction of proteins. Unfortunately, it is impossible to get rid of discomfort as a result of heredity, but symptoms can be significantly suppressed.
Pregnancy Fever
Unpleasant symptoms associated with burning in the soles of the feet can also occur during pregnancy. Symptoms of discomfort during childbearing are not related to the disease and are associated with an increase in the woman's weight, circulatory disorders in the legs and severe fatigue when walking.
Allergic reaction
Often, unpleasant symptoms in the feet appear due to an allergic reaction to substances with which the skin of the feet has come into contact. At the same time, a person has not only a burning sensation, but also a characteristic allergic rash, which is localized in places where the skin comes into contact with the allergen.
The cause of such symptomscertain substances and materials may become:
- material from which shoes are made;
- shoe insoles, socks and tights;
- shoe glue used in production;
- various foot care products to which a person is sensitive.
In some cases, patients complain to doctors about an allergic reaction only to certain shoes. Most often, discomfort is manifested due to poor-quality material. In some cases, discomfort appears after prolonged wearing of rubber, silicone and leatherette shoes that do not meet the basic requirements of GOST.
In addition, the use of various foot care cosmetics, including depilatory creams, special moisturizers, self-tanners, can provoke an allergic reaction.
Walking in tight shoes
To a burning sensation in the legs, especially in the evening and before bedtime, in most cases lead to:
- long walking during the day or standing in one place;
- physical activity that the body is not used to;
- Wearing shoes that don't fit (too loose or too tight) and shoes with high heels.
All the described processes lead to vasodilation below the knees and their spasm. Along with this, there is an increased blood supply to the tissues of the feet, which provokes an unpleasant burning sensation. This reaction is especially pronounced in thosewomen who wear high heels all day long.
Treatment for feet and calves
Most often, when any unpleasant symptoms appear, a person tries to eliminate it on his own, without contacting a specialist. This approach is considered completely wrong and can lead to serious complications.
If the feet are constantly burning and burning, it is important to immediately go to the doctor to identify the exact cause and formulate the correct treatment. It is also mandatory to visit a doctor if the burning sensation appeared for the first time, but with it there are additional symptoms:
- changing leg color;
- puffiness appears and sensitivity goes away;
- microcracks are visible, dry skin is noted;
- presence of erosive lesions of the feet;
- appearance of allergic rashes and ulcers on the legs for unknown reasons.
If the cause of such an unpleasant condition is an allergy, then it is important to immediately identify the pathogen and stop contact with it. After that, you should immediately consult a doctor.
If a woman is carrying a child or spends the whole day in motion, and there are no symptoms other than burning in her legs, then the following measures should be taken to improve the general condition:
- put feet in a bath of warm water (add sea s alt or medicinal herbs);
- make a light relaxing massage;
- apply moisturizer to skin;
- duringrest lift your legs up, placing more pillows under them.
When shins and feet suffer
The best prevention of unpleasant pain and sensations in the legs is to wear comfortable shoes and regular hygiene care. Every day, experts recommend doing special baths, contrasting dousing with water.
If, after visiting a specialist, it was determined that the disease led to unpleasant symptoms, then it is important to treat its root cause:
- for vascular diseases - start taking venotonics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, wear compression underwear;
- in the presence of allergies - taking desensitizing agents for local and systemic effects;
- infection - anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal medicines, you need to take funds strictly after consulting a doctor.
Rubs between legs
Get rid of rubbing between the legs in one day will not work. Almost every woman is familiar with the unpleasant sensation when she rubs between her legs in hot weather. Irritation on the skin between the thighs appears due to two reasons: the legs rub against each other when walking or the skin on the legs is too wet.
To quickly eliminate the symptom, it is best to use additional tools that will help at least temporarily eliminate the problem. In the heat rubs between the legs. What to do?
Powder and antiperspirant
You can use baby powder with an antiseptic effect. Apply the product to clean and dry skin. Atactive sweating powder absorbs excess moisture and rolls into lumps, leaving the skin dry and slippery. The effect of the powder continues until all the powder absorbs moisture. For people living in different climatic zones, the effect of such a remedy will last differently.
The main difference between an antiperspirant and a deodorant is that it works on sweat, not smell. For application between the legs, it is best to use antiperspirant aerosols. The aerosol should be applied to the skin in a thin layer, and it should be allowed to dry for only a couple of seconds. Powder-effect antiperspirants do their job best. After drying, they turn into a thin dry layer, with the help of which friction between the legs is significantly reduced.
