• In the early stages, you may experience cramping or aching legs, aching buttocks or aching feet during activity. The pain, whether it’s leg pain, lower leg pain or foot pain, usually diminishes with rest, but will reoccur.
• You may complain of a tired leg, general leg swelling or an aching leg.
• You may also have cramping or aching that occurs in your legs and feet when you are sleeping or immobile for extended periods of time.
• In addition, you can incur aching leg symptoms such as ‘cold feet,’ or feet that ‘fall asleep.’

• If you have an aching leg, tobacco smoking could be the culprit. 
• Are you overweight? Obesity can lead to aching legs.
• Do you exercise enough? A lack of exercise in your weekly routine can cause an aching leg.
• Improper diet can lead to an aching leg and other leg problems.
• If you have high blood pressure, that could be the reason why you have an aching leg.
• Do you suffer from high cholesterol? That could be why you have an aching leg.
• Diabetes is a serious ailment that can cause aching legs and other leg problems.
• Are you pregnant? Pregnancy is a cause of an aching leg. 
• Long periods of sitting in a cramped and immobile position (Economy Class Syndrome) can lead a person to develop an aching leg.

The Podiatry Institute suggests that you always see your physician if you have aching legs and suspect you have poor leg circulation. Medications are available to treat aching legs and other leg circulation problems and to help prevent more serious consequences.

Information on foot, leg and lower body health conditions like aching legs provided by The Podiatry Institute, dedicated to advancing the standard of care in podiatric medicine and its effects on muscoskeletal health.