How to cure chronic cold legs

Some people in life suffer from chronic cold legs, especially in winter, when chronic cold legs are more painful and make patients feel like dying. Many people have tried various treatments, some have gone to see Western doctors, and some have believed in traditional Chinese medicine. But the effect is not very obvious. Today I will introduce to you several methods of treating chronic cold legs. I believe it will be helpful to you. Let’s take a look at the specific methods below.

What is old cold leg

Old cold legs is actually what we usually call knee osteoarthritis, also known as knee degenerative arthritis and senile arthritis. It is a common disease among middle-aged and elderly people. Because this disease often causes worsening knee pain in many patients when it is cloudy, rainy or the weather turns cold, it is called "old cold legs."

Symptoms of "old cold legs"

1. In the early stage, the symptoms are mild discomfort, such as chills, coldness, numbness, etc.;

2. As the disease progresses, the patient will feel fatigue, soreness and weakness in the lower limbs after walking for a distance. Symptoms can be relieved after a period of forced rest, which is called "intermittent claudication";

3. As ischemia worsens, limb pain may occur even when resting, most likely at night. Even ulcers and gangrene may occur.

Prevention is the key to old cold legs

Be mindful of your diet

In terms of diet, you should eat less fatty food, less seafood, and more calcium supplements.

Keep warm

Keep warm. It is easy to get sick when encountering cold weather or catching a cold. Avoid your legs from being blown directly by cold wind and prevent colds.

Foot bath

It can stimulate the flow of meridians. When soaking your feet, you can add some cold-relieving medicine to the water, such as grab a handful of peppercorns and add appropriate amount of water to boil them. When the medicinal effect is fully integrated into the water, pour it into a basin and fumigate your feet first. When the water temperature is suitable for soaking your feet, it is best to use it to soak your feet until you sweat slightly all over your body.

Increase physical exercise

Especially for people who sit or stand for a long time, do more leg and waist activities to enhance blood circulation. Sticking to aerobic exercise, such as jogging, brisk walking, skipping rope, and Tai Chi, can promote blood circulation. Patients with damaged joint cartilage should engage in reasonable exercise.

How to cure chronic cold legs

Once you have chronic cold legs, the Qi and blood in the limbs are prone to stagnation. Proper stimulation of Yinshi can help the circulation of Qi and blood, because Yinshi is an acupuncture point on the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming, which is a meridian with abundant Qi and blood. Yinshi is located on the front of the thigh, on the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and the lateral end of the patellar base, 3 inches above the patellar base. After finding the acupoint, use your middle finger to press and rub it for 10 to 20 minutes, mainly in your free time, with no limit on time or frequency.

It is difficult to "eradicate" chronic cold legs. For such patients, the exercise method should be appropriate and reasonable. Here are three small methods, you may want to give them a try.

Dry leg cleaning - dry leg cleaning without water has a good preventive effect on cold legs, and can be done anytime and anywhere. When "washing", put your hands together and hold the base of the thighs, then press down hard all the way to the ankles, then press from the ankles to the base of the thighs, repeat 20 times. You can sit or stand during the massage. This method mainly stimulates the leg meridians and promotes blood circulation in the legs to dispel the cold.

Leg-swinging method - hold on to a wall or tree with both hands, stand on one foot, lift the other foot and swing it back and forth, repeat this 50 times. When swinging your legs, you should pay attention to keeping your knee joints straight. This can also help exercise your leg muscles and promote blood circulation.

The empty-kicking method - For the elderly with limited mobility, you can also try the empty-kicking method. Lie flat on the bed and lift your feet alternately to do the bicycle movement. This can also exercise your legs.

If you have chronic cold legs, it will be very painful. Knowing some relief methods will be effective in relieving the pain. To relieve chronic cold legs, try these methods, maybe one of them is more suitable for you. In daily life, in order to prevent the occurrence of this disease, we must keep warm and protect our legs and knees in cold weather.