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By Mayo Clinic Staff. Most leg pain results from wear and tear, overuse, or injuries in joints or bones or in muscles, ligaments, tendons or other soft tissues. Some types of leg pain can be traced to problems in your lower spine. Leg pain can also be caused by blood clots, varicose veins or poor circulation.
Typically, hip pain causes are related to hip inflammation. When the hip joint becomes inflamed as a result of arthritis, it causes significant swelling of the joints and surrounding tissue, causing pain. Bursitis is similar to arthritis because they both cause hip pain.Bursitis, however, causes inflammation of the bursa, where arthritis causes joint inflammation.ursitis is similar to arthritis because they both cause hip pain. Bursitis, however, causes inflammation of the bursa, where arthritis causes joint inflammation.