Postpartum finger joint pain

It is said that giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell. Indeed, for most women, the weight of childbirth is beyond words. Especially after giving birth, one has to face childcare, taking care of the child, and recovering the body, which can easily cause various discomforts. For example, pain in finger joints during confinement. Many young mothers experience pain in their finger joints after giving birth. What is going on? How can mothers avoid this symptom?

1. Boil mugwort leaves and take a bath

1: Use 100g of fresh moxa leaves (50g of dried moxa leaves) and a few slices of ginger to boil half a bucket of water, then pour the water into a hot water tub at a suitable temperature for bathing. Function: Mugwort has the effects of regulating qi and blood, warming the meridians, expelling cold and dampness and relieving pain. Postpartum mothers are prone to wind, cold and dampness due to deficiency of qi and blood, so they should often use it to boil water for washing their bodies.

2. Ginger mash and apply

1: Take an appropriate amount of ginger, mash it into a paste, and apply it directly to the joints or related acupuncture points. Cover it with plastic wrap to prevent the ginger paste from drying out immediately and affecting the application effect. However, it should be noted that ginger paste can burn the skin, so people with delicate skin or those who are prone to allergies should use it with caution to avoid damaging the skin. Function: Dispel wind and cold, and enhance blood circulation and metabolism around joints. Mothers with obvious individual pain points should use this method as an auxiliary treatment.

3. Coarse salt bag hot compress method

1: Buy 1 pound of edible coarse salt, fry it until hot, add 50g of moxa leaves, put it into a gauze bag and wrap it with a cloth with good air permeability, and apply it to the affected area. However, you need to pay attention to adjust the temperature to prevent skin burns. Function: Relieve local inflammation and improve joint metabolic function. It is best to do it once a day for more than a week. The salt can be reused.

4. It is not advisable to stand for a long time after giving birth

Appropriate exercise after childbirth is necessary, but you should know when to stop. Don't exercise endlessly just because you think exercise can help you lose weight and regain your figure. It takes a certain amount of time to recover your physical strength after childbirth. Don't be anxious, take it step by step. Otherwise it will cause lumbar muscle strain and joint pain.

Five: Diet therapy

Angelica and ginger mutton soup: use 400g mutton, 20g angelica, appropriate amounts of ginger slices, salt, cooking wine and soy sauce. Remove the fascia from the mutton, chop it into small pieces and blanch it. Put an appropriate amount of water in the casserole, add angelica slices, mutton cubes, ginger slices, and cooking wine, boil over high heat, skim off the foam, then simmer over medium heat until the mutton is cooked through, and add salt to taste. Function: Angelica sinensis is warm in nature, nourishes yin and blood, moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements. Lamb is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, carotene and B vitamins. It can be used for blood deficiency, lack of milk, joint pain, and persistent lochia after delivery.

Chicken cooked with ginger and wine: one chicken, half a pound of ginger (chopped into small pieces), one pound of Hakka wine, cook and eat immediately. Function: It can stimulate appetite, invigorate blood circulation, dispel wind and cold, and also promote blood circulation and improve joint metabolism function.

6. Many elderly people are afraid that new mothers will catch a cold, so they make the mothers wear more clothes and pants, and ask them to wear long clothes and long pants and close windows and doors even in summer. This is unscientific. If you choose long clothes and pants, you should choose light and thin fabrics. After giving birth, you will sweat a lot, so you should change clothes frequently. If the mother is in a sweating state all the time, she will catch a cold if she is not careful, which will cause joint pain.