Know the symptoms of old cold legs early and protect them while you are young

Old cold legs are different from some rheumatoid diseases. Old cold legs are more common in the elderly. The main characteristic of old cold legs is numbness and pain. The main reason is poor blood circulation. Everyone should take daily protective measures when they are young. Prevent difficulties in old age.

The full medical name of old cold legs is "lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans". This is because as people age, they suffer from high blood lipids and lower limb arteriosclerosis, plaques gradually form on the inner walls of the arteries, proliferate and protrude into the blood vessels. As the plaque continues to expand and secondary blood clots occur, the blood vessels become narrower, the blood flow rate slows down, and the blood volume decreases. When the stenosis reaches a certain extent, or even causes occlusion of the lumen, the blood supply to the lower limbs cannot meet the demand, ischemia will occur, and the lower limbs will feel particularly cold. Covering with a blanket or applying heat can provide relief.

Main manifestations:

1. The symptoms of wandering arthritis are joint soreness and wandering pain in the limbs, which are more common in large joints such as the knees, ankles, and elbows, or are accompanied by difficulty in movement. In the early stages, there are symptoms of chills and fever.

2. Painful arthralgia: characterized by severe pain in the limbs and joints, which is aggravated by cold and relieved by warmth. The joints are difficult to flex and extend, and there is fear of cold and a local feeling of coldness.

3. Arthralgia: Symptoms include heaviness and numbness in the joints of the limbs, and the pain points are fixed and do not move. Inconvenience in movement and possible swelling of the lower limbs.

4. Heat Bi: joint pain, burning sensation in the painful area, or redness and swelling, pain that cannot be touched, inability to move the joints, and systemic symptoms such as fever, thirst, irritability and discomfort.

If the elderly experience cold legs, fear of cold, mild numbness, or calf cramps, long-term drug treatment is not a solution and is harmful to the body.

In the early stage, there is often dull pain in both or one knee joint, which worsens during activity and eases after rest. Symptoms worsen when it is cloudy, rainy or the weather turns cooler. Sometimes there are acute attacks of pain, joint stiffness, and popping sounds when moving. The stiffness in the joints increases after prolonged sitting and improves slightly after activity. In the later stages, the knee joint will swell and deform, the range of motion will be limited, and persistent pain will occur. Chronic cold legs are mainly caused by the excessive cooling of air conditioning in summer, which can easily make the body catch cold. Over time, the cold evil is buried in the body and seeps into the muscles and bones, and the symptoms will occur when the cold season arrives or the cold wind starts to blow. Wearing a skirt in winter makes it easy for cold evil to invade. This is not a problem when you are young and have strong resistance, but when you are old and your resistance weakens, it is easy to cause cold legs. You can use Chinese medicine bone soaker to treat old cold legs