People with cold legs should also insist on soaking their feet. Some foot-soaking prescriptions, such as Zanthoxylum bungeanum and Jiang Shui, are more effective than pure hot water, because these drugs can dilate blood vessels and promote blood circulation. The correct way is: you can choose a wooden bucket with a moderate size, and soaking your feet can flood your calves, which has a good effect on promoting blood circulation. It is advisable to sweat slightly all over the body, because sweating is the best way to drive away the cold. But remember not to use hot water in order to soak in it for a long time, which is easy to burn your skin and harmful to your health.
When the weather changes, patients have pain and discomfort in their lower limbs or joints. Traditionally, this symptom is often called old cold legs. But in diagnosis and treatment, it is necessary to distinguish the causes of pain and discomfort, such as whether there are organic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Is there congenital skeletal dysplasia, such as lower limb muscle spasm caused by external rotation of femoral head of flat foot? Does the old injury contract spasm after catching a cold have ligament calcification tendon injury? Or is the accumulation of chronic strain causing blood circulation disorder? These possibilities need to be considered comprehensively, and symptomatic treatment can only be carried out after examination. However, this kind of soft tissue injury is very sensitive to the changes of temperature and air pressure. On the one hand, it can be treated by acupuncture, on the other hand, proper functional exercise can effectively improve symptoms.
The foot is farthest from the heart, which is the end point of systemic blood circulation. The heat slowly reaches the feet, at the bottom of the body, where Yin Qi gathers, and it is easy to catch a cold. We often say that "a cold starts with the feet". There are more than 60 acupoints under the soles of your feet closely related to the five internal organs, so cold feet will affect your health. Therefore, for the sake of health, don't pursue the illusory "beautiful iceman" and don't care about the useless "demeanor". Listen to mom, put on pants and cover your ankles.