What causes leg pain after childbirth?

From pregnancy to delivery, when the baby is born, while you are happy, you will gradually find problems of one kind or another on your body, and the discomfort becomes more and more frequent. Why does a woman have leg pain after giving birth? This makes people very worried, and they cannot take good care of the child. Leg pain after childbirth may be caused by wind or rheumatism. Let’s learn in detail why leg pain after giving birth occurs.

In addition to leg pain, symptoms of postpartum rheumatism include aversion to wind, chills, and muscle and joint pain throughout the body.

Symptoms

1. The patient's pain is symmetrical and affects the same joints of both limbs at the same time, causing great pain to the patient.

2. Rheumatoid arthritis patients are prone to joint redness and swelling in addition to joint pain, and tenderness around the joints.

3. Pain may occur in multiple joints at the same time, and the skin may be accompanied by annular erythema or subcutaneous nodules. After the pain subsides, there will be no joint ankylosis or deformity left, and the joint function can be restored.

4. The pain lasts for a short time, usually 12-72 hours, and the longest is no more than 3 weeks. It is mostly concentrated in large joints such as knees, elbows, shoulders, etc. The pain is easy to transform and has a migratory characteristic.

What is the reason for leg pain after giving birth? It is recommended to go to the hospital for examination and receive symptomatic treatment after diagnosis. The usual treatments for low back and leg pain are pain relief medication, massage and physical therapy. After giving birth, the mother should rest in bed more, but also get out of bed and move around regularly and avoid overexerting herself. You should wear long pants at ordinary times, avoid catching a cold at night, and don't leave your legs exposed.