Reason for lower leg pain upon waking after nights sleep ?

Question

Male friend of mine (age 56) has said that his lower legs (from the knees down) will quite often feel achy when he awakes after a nights sleep.

What might be some possible causes of this ? Solutions ? Preventative measures ?

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Answer 1

One possible cause  for this is something like arthritis (an example only).  Another possible cause for it is that he could be having issues with his circulation (another example only).

The only way to know for sure what is going on is to have him see his doctor for further evaluation of the situation to see what they say.