Autumn is the peak season for bone diseases. Have you received the signal? You must read this maintenance manual!

1. What bone diseases should be prevented in autumn?

Autumn is the peak season for bone diseases, and many friends need to pay attention. So what bone diseases should be prevented in autumn? Today, experts from the Second Department of Orthopedics and Joints of Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine will share scientific knowledge and bone disease care guidelines.

1. Osteoarthritis of the knee

As we enter autumn and winter, the temperature drops and the air becomes cooler. Such temperatures can cause blood vessels in the human body to contract, slowing blood circulation in the joints and activating inflammatory factors, which can easily induce or aggravate bone and joint diseases. In severe cases, the limbs become stiff and cannot be bent like sticks, and the person walks like a "penguin".

2. Lumbar disc herniation

Lumbar disc herniation is relatively serious in autumn and winter because the weather gradually turns cooler in autumn and winter, and the lower back is more susceptible to irritation, which causes the capillaries in the waist to contract, the muscles to become doubly tense, and the pressure on the intervertebral disc to increase, which can easily induce the nucleus pulposus to be squeezed out and cause lumbar disc herniation.

3. Periarthritis of shoulder

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine states that "the west wind is born in autumn, the disease is in the lungs, and the meridians are in the shoulders and back." In autumn and winter, the mornings and evenings are cold, and pathogenic factors will take advantage of the opportunity to enter, blocking the shoulders and necks, blocking the meridians, and preventing the cold and dampness from being dredged, which can easily cause shoulder and neck pain, thus generating periarthritis of the shoulder.

2. Bone Disease Care Guide

Since joint diseases are particularly sensitive to dampness and cold, patients with this disease must keep warm. They can wear knee pads, long sleeves and long pants to prevent their joints from getting cold. They can soak their feet in hot water more often and apply hot towels to the joints.

Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and do moderate activities and rest. If you don’t want to go out in cold weather, you can choose to do some indoor exercises.

Daily meals should be nutritious and reasonably matched. In autumn and winter, you can eat more foods containing protein, vitamins and calories. Middle-aged and elderly people should eat more vitamin D and calcium-containing foods, such as milk, soy products, dried shrimps, kelp, walnuts, potatoes, etc.

At the same time, pay attention to maintaining a regular life and avoid severe injuries and long-term strain on the joints, which can effectively prevent the onset of arthritis. If symptoms of joint discomfort occur, you should also pay attention to rest and receive timely symptomatic treatment.

Source: Department of Orthopedics and Joints II, Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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(Edited by Wx)