Your legs and the connecting ball and socket joints rely on one another to perform singular tasks. Often when one hurts, it affects the other. There are a number of reasons why your leg and the connecting ball and socket joint are in pain. The treatments also vary, depending on the cause.

Lifting weights is an effective way to increase your strength and build muscle mass, but you may not realize just how much stress it places on your body. One problem sometimes caused by this stress is pain in the coccyx, which is more commonly known as the tailbone.

Thigh and hip pain that feels worse in the morning and slowly decreases with activity over the course of the day typically indicates the presence of an inflammatory condition such as osteoarthritis, septic arthritis, gout or ankylosing spondylitis.

Muscle pain can be caused by starting a new exercise, pregnancy or by simply going about your daily activities. Pain in the upper leg or buttocks often results from muscle pain in the hamstring or glute muscles.

Traditionally, unattractive shoes were the only answer for people seeking relief from the misery of heel pain. Now the best walking shoes aimed at alleviating heel pain are also quite stylish. Look for shoes with proper arch support, stability and good shock absorption to reduce the risk of heel pain.

Oxycodone is a prescription narcotic medication used for moderate to severe pain. It is believed to stimulate opioid receptors in the brain to increase one's tolerance to pain, thereby, decreasing the discomfort associated with pain, according to "Focus on Nursing Pharmacology."

Blisters on the bottom of the feet are a common childhood ailment. Although they are often very painful, they don't normally indicate a serious underlying condition.

Numerous conditions can cause sharp pain in the left leg. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, leg pain can be dull, aching, shock-like, cramp-like or burning.

Many conditions can cause nerve pain in the hip and leg. According to MedlinePlus, nerve pain, also known as neuralgia, is pain that follows the path of a nerve. Although neuralgia can occur in people of all ages, older individuals are more likely to develop this condition.

The nervous system serves as a network of connections through which the brain sends instructions to the body and the body responds with information. When the nervous system is malfunctioning, a number of negative symptoms occur, from muscle weakness to organ dysfunction.

Shoulder pain is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Most pains located in and around the shoulder involve the tendons, ligaments or muscles.

Cervical radiculopathy, the medical term for a pinched nerve in the neck, can cause sharp pain and tingling in the shoulders, arms, hands and fingers. The specific symptoms depend on which of the 8 nerves in the neck area is involved.