Cold weather, joint pain, how to treat old cold legs?

The scientific name of old cold leg is knee osteoarthritis, which is a disease based on degeneration. The disease is caused by joint degenerative diseases (joint aging), trauma, overwork and other factors, and it is more common in middle-aged and elderly people. Its symptoms are mainly knee joint swelling and pain, going up and down stairs, and knee joint pain and discomfort when sitting up and walking.

Traditional Chinese medicine classifies "old cold legs" as "arthralgia syndrome", and its etiology is mostly related to external evils such as wind, cold, dampness and heat and the lack of healthy qi in human body. In addition, catching cold, being overweight, walking incorrectly and squatting for too long can also lead to knee arthritis. The symptoms of patients often turn cold with the weather, and the rainy and humid weather is aggravated, which seriously affects study and life. If it is delayed for a long time, it may cause joint deformity and disability in severe cases.

There are two main treatment methods:

Cartilage protectant: glucosamine sulfate and other drugs can relieve pain symptoms, improve joint function and delay the destruction of joint structure if taken for a long time.

Arthroscopic treatment (surgery): repair articular cartilage and clean joint cavity.

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Methods to prevent old cold legs

1, keep warm.

Old people and young people should keep their legs warm. Appropriate clothes and trousers, soaking feet in hot water, not being cold in air-conditioned rooms in summer, and wearing knee pads are all good ways to keep warm.

2. Learn to combine work and rest.

Proper exercise, combining work and rest. Playing Tai Ji Chuan, jogging, walking, doing gymnastics and other sports are all conducive to the rehabilitation of this disease, but we should feel comfortable and slightly sweaty, and do not exercise too hard and violently, so as to be persistent. In addition, everyone should pay attention to the law of life, don't be overworked, reduce the number of steps up and down, avoid knee flexion and load, ensure sleep and nutrition, control diet and prevent obesity.