what causes lower leg outer muscle pain
7) Trapped Nerve. Compression of the nerves of the lower leg can cause pain in calf, pins and needles and numbness in the calf region. The compression may be coming from the lower back where the nerve originates from, or at any point along the nerve. Any symptoms of nerve compression should be checked out by your doctor.
Blood clots (deep vein thrombosis) can be another cause of leg pain. Pain in the knee and ankle joints of the leg is common with the arthritis conditions. The pain of sciatica (from disc disease of the spine) may radiate down the leg and is another common cause of leg pain.