There are a number of ways to suffer from leg muscle pain and cramps – all of which involve some sort of activity: sports, household chores, walking, running, weight lifting, etc. Leg muscle pain is a common occurrence, and it can be due to a muscle cramp (aka charley horse).
A pulled thigh muscle can vary from minor pain and cramping to piercing pain and muscle ruptures. However, there are ways to prevent your next episode of limping because of this muscle pain.
Causes of Upper leg muscle pain
Some of the common causes of upper leg muscle pain include:
- Dehydration or depletion of calcium, potassium, or sodium.
- Muscle strain
- Muscle fatigue from excessive stress
- Holding the muscle in the same position for extended periods of time
- Leg muscle injury from torn or over stretched muscle
- Tendonitis
Quadriceps Injury & Strain – Torn Quadriceps
Quadriceps injury usually involves the rectus femoris, and strains of the vastus lateralis and vastus medialis are not very common. The rectus femoris is injured the most during activities such as sprinting, explosive jumping, kicking, and contracting during weight lifting.
A quadriceps injury can begin as a pain that starts during the movement or it can build up over the course of the following days. The pain can be dull or stronger, depending on the severity of the injury.
Quadriceps injury and strains are usually categorized into grades:
Grade 1 injury - A mild strain of the quadriceps muscle. A slightly pulled quadriceps muscle, but no tearing of the muscles of tendons, and there's little or no loss of strength and mobility.
Grade 2 injury - A moderate quadriceps muscle strain which involves a tearing of fibers in a muscle, and there is loss of strength and mobility.
Grade 3 strain - A severe injury of the quadriceps muscle which involves muscle tear and rupture of the muscle tendon and bone attachment. Surgery is required to repair the damage.
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