Leg Pain?

Does anyone of you guys get leg pain while driving for so long? I get leg pain just my right leg while driving and don't know what to do about it. I take aspirin for it but that only helps so much dome some research on it and it seems like this is very common for drivers. What would you recommend that I should do?

Well I don't get leg pain per se but I get back pain that will sometimes radiate down to my legs. Best thing I've done was to get out of the truck more often. Pull over in some rest areas more often just to get out and walk around a little and stretch. I wonder to, is it more muscular pain or joint pain?

I'm not even driving yet; I'm reviewing schools, but I am a massage therapist & I know I will deal with this leg pain when sitting in a vehicle for long intervals. I think its because I'm shorter than average, or because of my posture when I drive. Anyway there are a couple of things you can do. Stretch regularly; get to where you like to stretch. I plan on a daily yoga routine with a few jogs every week. You can do yoga anywhere. If you don't like yoga, try to walk it off, & better than that would be to jog it off with a daily run. Bouncing & jarring the muscle & nerves will keep it completely under control.

Jordan, two things that helped me with this problem when I was first getting started were setting my drivers seat down in a lower position, and making sure that I was making a conscious effort at not pushing too hard on the accelerator pedal. It's easy in a big rig to just keep that pedal mashed all the way to the floor in these governed trucks while running down the highway all day and then it starts making your leg hurt. Try using the cruise control more often, and don't jack that seat up so high so the weight of your legs hanging against the front edge of the seat is limiting your circulation.

Keeping your wallet in your back pocket can cause leg and hip pain.

Great tips! I myself use a BackJoy, pretty cool little contraption I plan on bringing with. I went on a super long trip across country once, when I stopped I couldn't see my ankle bones scared me half to death! (swollen) no pain though. Was thinking compression socks might come in handy for that and also good for my attempts at becoming a runner. Good Luck

Old School nailed it with lowering the seat and draining the air. I'll give another tip. You should be able to comfortable slip your hands under your thighs, or at least behind your knee. If you can't, your seat is too high. When the seat is too high, your restricting your blood flow. Using your hands to see if you can easily slip them under your legs is a great way to see if your seat is too high.

Well I don't get leg pain per se but I get back pain that will sometimes radiate down to my legs. Best thing I've done was to get out of the truck more often. Pull over in some rest areas more often just to get out and walk around a little and stretch. I wonder to, is it more muscular pain or joint pain?

Read up on sciatic nerve pain relief. Sciatic pain starts in the lower back and radiates down one or both legs. My ex used to struggle with that.

Now I'm not a doctor, I just wish I was one when I'm waiting too long for a load, but it sounds like a nerve more than muscle or joint.

Old School nailed it with lowering the seat and draining the air. I'll give another tip. You should be able to comfortable slip your hands under your thighs, or at least behind your knee. If you can't, your seat is too high. When the seat is too high, your restricting your blood flow. Using your hands to see if you can easily slip them under your legs is a great way to see if your seat is too high.

I never thought of my seat being too high as part of the reason my lower legs might be swelling so much so thank you to OS and you for suggesting it could be an issue. Since I am so short I tend to keep mine higher so I can see better. However, I will try lowering it to see if it helps. Since I am on a dedicated account I am in and out of the the truck more frequently than someone who drives OTR and I do try to jog to the back when opening my doors or pulling the tandem arm. Thanks again!

Two words, jump rope. I get about 400 hops 3 times a day. I stop more now than when I first started. Nobody or no job is worth ****ing in a bottle or getting life threatening out of shape. BTW you guys see a SWIFTY out there jumping rope and doing pushups come by and say hi!