What causes soreness and pain in the legs?
Patient: I bought a product in Australia that is to relieve tired, sore, heavy and aching legs. It is called Lioton gel 50 g --when I looked it up online, all I came up with was a gel with heparins in it. This product claims to have aescin, vitamin B4, bromelain, menthol, and boswellia (frankincense). Are these related or similar to heparins? (The product is made by Menarini of Italy) Thank you for any info you have! Doctor: Here in heading your question is what causes pain. And soreness in leg and in explanation of your question you are asking about Lipton gel.Let me tell you first question on causes of pain. It can be various resion to have pain in leg like over use of soft tissue ( with extra walking or jogging ) pain in leg due to soreness in soft tissue, there might be pain due to varicose vein, it can also be due to diabetic neuropathy, it can also be due to atherosclerosis of deep blood vessels of leg. Now there is only one way to rule out the specific cause is visit your doctor for proper examination and go ahead with required tests and then plan for treatment as per report.Your next question was on Lipton gel. It is anti inflammatory gel which helps to reduce inflammation in soft tissues and even in blood vessels so the person will have relaxing effect and the pain becomes less. Yes it also contain heparin in it.Take care.