Thigh pain
In the area of the thighs, pulling pain frequently occurs, which can increase depending on movement and strain. Often they are not restricted to the thigh, but radiate into the hip or knee joint, where they lead to restrictions in joint mobility. In most cases, the pain occurs either after excessive strain in the form of sore muscles, or after a long period of immobilization or lack of movement.
The pain is often caused by tense muscles, tense fascia around the muscles, or the tense connective tissue of the skin on the muscles. These tensions cannot be released so easily and, if they persist for a long time, can lead to shortening and stiffening of the thigh muscles. The affected thigh often feels very tense and hard from the outside.
The pain can occur in any area of the thigh. Depending on where they are located, other areas of the connective tissue are affected and can be seen as the cause of the pain. Often a feeling of tingling can also develop.
Pain in the abdominal wall
Processes in the area of the connective tissue can also cause unpleasant and prolonged pain in the stomach. The internal organs are surrounded by connective tissue sheaths (fasciae) just like the muscles of our body. One of the fasciae in the area of the abdomen is the so-called peritoneum.
However, when this connective tissue becomes stuck together and thus immobile and rigid, the movability and sliding of the organs in the abdomen is severely impaired and can cause pain. Patients who complain about long-lasting, recurring complaints in the area of the abdominal cavity and for whom no cause can be found by means of special diagnostics such as ultrasound or laparoscopy, the cause sometimes lies in fasciae. In most cases, this is a disorder in the fascia area of a particular abdominal muscle.
The rectus muscle is the long, vertically running abdominal muscle which is mainly seen in the formation of a washboard abdomen. In the event of infection or excessive physical exertion, the lower part of the connective tissue sheath surrounding the long abdominal muscle may become sticky. The pain caused by these adhesions within the connective tissue can have a pulling and burning character and is often difficult to localize. In addition, they can be accompanied by discomfort in the area of the abdominal wall or colicky pain in the lower abdomen. It is also noticeable that in most cases these pains cannot be alleviated by usual antispasmodic drugs.
Pain after jogging
The connective tissue that surrounds the muscles can not only stick together and harden due to lack of exercise, but can also be damaged by too much or excessive physical activity. Incorrect posture or overstretching, which can result from excessive physical exertion when jogging, can cause painful damage to the connective tissue fibres. The body tries to compensate for slight overstretching by overloading the muscles.
This causes cracks in the connective tissue and inflammatory processes to develop, which lead to a pulling pain after jogging and the development of a so-called sore muscle. The pain often has a burning and pulling character and is further intensified by the movement of the affected muscle groups. Aching muscles heal completely within a few days.
The damaged connective tissue still needs some time to regenerate. Most people take a relieving posture because of the pain. Often, however, the process is only made worse by this, as the relieving posture causes an overload of the connective tissue in another part of the body, which in turn causes new pain.
