Knee pain in autumn

Generally, patients with knee joint diseases are most likely to get sick in spring and autumn. When the disease occurs, not only will their knees hurt, but they will also be afraid of cold and wind. At this time, you should not only keep your knee joints warm, but also eat more vegetables and fruits in your daily life, which is more beneficial to your health. Eating more milk and foods high in calcium can also effectively supplement calcium absorption.

What to do with autumn joint pain?

Autumn is the beginning stage of arthritis. Many people's joints begin to be afraid of cold, wind, pain, and even tingling at this time. Climate change is the main cause of arthritis attacks. Osteoarthritis will catch cold and have tingling in the joints when exposed to cold air, while gouty arthritis will cause the temperature around the joints to become too high when the joints are exposed to heat, causing pain.

What should you do if you have joint pain in autumn? Developing good living habits in your life is helpful in protecting your joints, and it is also helpful for arthritis patients to control the progression of the disease. In cold weather, try to share the weight, that is, hold heavy objects with both hands. Protecting the joints is particularly important.

1. Diet adjustment

A variety of green vegetables and fruits can meet the human body's needs for vitamins, trace elements and cellulose. At the same time, they have the function of improving metabolism, can play a role in clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain, thereby alleviating local symptoms of redness, swelling, heat and pain. Foods such as shiitake mushrooms and black fungus can enhance human immunity and relieve local symptoms such as redness, swelling, heat and pain.

Eat more protein. Fresh milk, soybeans and other foods are rich in protein, which can help prevent arthritis and reduce arthritis pain. Those with a history of joint inflammation can choose medicated foods such as pig's trotters stewed with sea breeze vine, papaya and egg wine to dispel wind, dredge meridians, eliminate dampness and relieve pain.

2. Heat the joints

Traditional Chinese medicine recommends a hot compress method with Chinese medicine bags, which can warm the joints, dredge the meridians and dispel cold. Chinese medicinal materials include Millettia reticulata, processed Chuanwu, processed Caowu, Liujinu, Curcuma longa, Semen Armeniacae Achyranthis Bidentatae, Asarum, Saposhnikovia divaricata, etc. Patients can find a Chinese medicine practitioner to adjust their medicine bags according to their own conditions.

Dry-fry the Chinese medicine in a pan, put them into two gauze bags and set aside, steam them for 15 minutes before each use. After steaming, wrap the hot compress bag with a dry towel and place two hot compress bags on the painful joints for 40 minutes every day. This hot compress bag is suitable for joint pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis, bone hyperplasia, muscle strain, etc.

3. Keep warm

Pay attention to changes in weather conditions and prevent cooling as early as possible. Wear one more layer of clothing than others when the weather turns cooler. Especially keep the joints warm. If you feel discomfort in a certain part of the joints, don't force yourself to do it. Take a hot bath and go to bed.

The room should face the sun and be well ventilated, and go outdoors to bask in the sun more often. Elderly people who are used to morning exercises should wait until the sun comes out and the temperature rises before starting. Overweight people should control their diet, increase their activity and lose weight.

4. Do health exercises

Doing proper joint health exercises in autumn and winter can relieve joint pain. This method is more suitable for middle-aged and young people. For example, the knee joint exercise is performed as follows: the patient sits shallowly on a chair, with one leg bent at the knee, with the thigh and calf at 90 degrees, and the other leg straight with the ankle naturally bent.

When lifting the straight leg upwards, be careful not to bend your knee. When your heel is about 10 cm from the floor, stay still for about 5 seconds before slowly lowering it. After your heel touches the ground, rest for 2-3 seconds, then continue with the previous movements, and repeat 20 times. Do the above exercises in a set of 20 times, one set in the morning and one set in the evening.

5. Exercise

Proper exercise can relieve arthritis. Jogging, slow walking and cycling are all good sports. When exercising, you should combine work and rest. When running, the speed should be appropriate so that you do not feel short of breath. After running, you should not stop immediately, but walk slowly or march in place.

The exercise time should be about 30 minutes a day. During exercise, your breathing should not be rapid and your muscles should not feel mildly sore. It is best to recover quickly after resting.

6. Wash your feet before going to bed

As the saying goes, "Washing feet before going to bed is better than taking tonic medicine." Soaking feet is a good way to prevent and regulate daily joint pain. It can enhance blood circulation in joints, dredge tendons and joints, and the effect can be better if proper massage is added.

Before going to bed, soak your feet in warm water at about 40℃, with the water covering the ankle joints. Soak for 20-30 minutes each time. During this time, you can add hot water to maintain the water temperature. The skin should be slightly red after soaking. At the same time, you can massage the toes and soles of the feet with your hands. It is best to go to bed within half an hour after washing. Each foot soaking time should not be too long.

Reminder: In order to prevent joint injury or excessive activity, the joints should be given enough rest first. If necessary, a stent can be used to reduce the burden on the joints. For example, if the shoulder or elbow pain is severe, a triangular bandage can be used to suspend the affected limb. Local hot compresses can also help relieve pain and promote recovery. At the same time, wearing elastic shoes, using appropriate insoles, wearing knee pads or wrapping elastic bandages can relieve pain.