Edema
This is basically fluid retention in your feet and lower legs. Fluid retention reflects in your legs first because they are subject to gravity and the excess fluid tends to build up in the lower parts of your body. First, your feet, and then your lower legs. To test for edema, you could press against your thighbone for a few seconds and then release your finger. If the mark of your finger stays for a while in the form of a slight depression in the skin, you probably have edema.
- Temperature and color change: Lower leg pain can also be due to circulation problems, in which case you will feel your feet and your lower leg very cold and experience color changes such as paleness or a darker color known as cyanosis.
- Numbness and tingling: Sometimes, nerve-related problems are accompanied by numbness in the affected area. But this can also be due to circulation problems in your legs. Numbness and tingling are sensory abnormalities you feel when the nerves are affected by nerve pinching or not getting enough oxygen and nutrients.
- Lower leg weakness: Besides sensory abnormalities, you can also experience motor problems if you have a nerve-related condition in your lower leg. However, the most common cause of lower leg weakness is an acute injury to your muscles, which makes them sore and difficult to move.