Often sleep how to treat leg hemp? What is the reason why sleeping often leads to leg numbness?

Sometimes when you squat for a long time and then stand up, your legs will be numb, and some parts of your body will feel temporarily ischemic. Some people also have symptoms of numbness in their legs when they sleep. If it appears frequently, we should pay attention to whether it is caused by some diseases, so how to treat leg numbness when sleeping? What is the reason why sleeping often leads to leg numbness?

1. What should I do if my legs get numb when I sleep at night?

1. First, keep a good attitude. Depression and anxiety can aggravate the symptoms of restless legs syndrome.

2. Arrange life and work reasonably.

3. Adjust the sleep mode, avoid reading scary words or videos before going to bed, and do some exercise properly before going to bed, especially leg exercises.

4. Pay attention to the temperature change and keep a warm environment when sleeping at night.

5. Avoid contact with nicotine, caffeine and other irritating substances that stimulate the nervous system, which may aggravate the symptoms of restless legs syndrome.

2. Causes of numbness in the legs

(1) Benign numbness of lower limbs

It will disappear automatically with the changes of patients' mood, diet, weather and exercise state, and it will not last for a long time, usually it will disappear in 2-3 days.

(2) Malignant numbness of lower limbs

The main characteristics of malignant numbness of lower limbs are persistence and progression. The main manifestation is numbness of the lower limbs, which will last forever and cannot disappear on its own; And with the increase of time, the degree of numbness becomes more and more serious.

Leg numbness should not be underestimated. If you have symptoms of leg numbness, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis. Be careful that small problems lead to big mistakes.

3, the harm of leg numbness

Leg numbness and foot numbness are mostly caused by poor posture of sedentary, standing and squatting. Poor blood circulation in the legs oppresses the peripheral nerves, affects the normal conduction of the nerves, and cannot accurately and timely transmit the stimulation to the brain to remind us to change our posture, so it will numb our legs and feet.

In addition, maintaining the same posture for a long time will also compress the tibial nerve or peroneal nerve, causing symptoms such as nerve paralysis and numbness of legs and feet.

4. How to prevent leg numbness after sedentary?

1, stamp your feet while walking.

Leg numbness caused by sedentary is a temporary leg numbness caused by nerve compression. You can get up and walk around, lift your numb leg and stamp it hard, or pull the second toe of your numb leg with your hand, which can immediately relieve the numbness of your leg and return to normal.

2, simple yoga movements to ease.

Feet shoulder width apart, left foot on the ground, right foot raised and bent back. Hold the toe of your right foot with your right hand, pull it toward your hips, contract your abdominal muscles hard, breathe slowly, and hold for 10 second, alternating your left and right legs, which can stretch your leg muscles, promote blood circulation and relieve numbness in your legs.

3. Raise your hand

Sitting for a long time can cause nerve paralysis and numbness in the legs. At this time, you should change your posture, walk in a small range, and your left leg is numb. Raise your right hand 10 second, then lower it, and repeat for 3 times. If the right leg is numb, raise your left hand, and the numbness can be alleviated.

4. Go into the eight characters

After sitting for a long time, your legs are numb. In fact, you should walk properly and change your walking posture. You can walk in the eight characters, so that different muscles of the thigh can be evenly stressed, which can reduce numbness. Massage and rubbing can also eliminate numbness.

5, massage Ququan point

Ququan point has the functions of clearing away damp-heat, regulating lower jiao and stimulating Ququan point, and has a significant effect on treating numbness of hind legs after sedentary. Gently massaging Ququan point with your fingers can relieve numbness in your legs.

Location of Ququan Point: Ququan Point is located at the inner side of the knee joint, the flexion of the knee joint, the inner section of the transverse stripes on the inner side of the knee joint, and the Hou Yuan, semitendinosus and semitendinosus of the medial femur.