Maybe many people don't know what it is now, but I believe no one knows arthritis. Especially the elderly, nine times out of ten have knee problems. No wonder the knee joint is the largest joint in the human body. It not only bears all the body burdens, but also is the hinge between the thigh and the calf. There is little fat protection in such an important part, which is basically skin and bones. Not to mention other injuries. First of all, a word "cool" is enough to hurt your knees. The ancients called arthritis "old cold legs", which hit the nail on the head and pointed out the crux of the problem simply and clearly.
I know a sister who was a famous beauty lover when she was young and wore dresses all year round. I am old now, and I often moan because of arthritis. The hospital broke my leg and took a lot of medicine. But every time the weather changes, the pain is unbearable. Later, I don't know who said that wearing knee pads can protect the knees. So I wear knee pads all year round, no matter how hot the weather is.
Later, I told her that there are many ways to keep warm, and it can't go on like this. It's no problem to wear knee pads at ordinary times, but sweating inside the knee pads won't keep you warm on a hot day. Just wear them at night to prevent catching cold. Usually, it is best to let your knees bask in the sun. If the pain is severe, or you feel cold, you can also use hot water bottles or other ways to apply heat. In short, just like dressing changes with the seasons, the method of keeping warm should also change with the times to protect the knees to the maximum extent.
The elder sister nodded frequently and told me a few months later that the pain had been eliminated a lot. I just don't understand. Why? I told her that the pressure on the knee joint is too great and it will wear out in daily life. In addition, with the increase of age, the loss of calcium will cause some problems at a certain age. Just as the machine depreciates every year, so does the body. Especially the knee joint, bears the heavy responsibility of the hub. Whether standing, walking, running, jumping, etc. It is easy to get inflamed. What's more, there are many tendons and ligaments around the knee, and there are few blood vessels, which leads to insufficient blood. In addition, in order to love beauty, people now nest in air-conditioned rooms all day long, with their knees exposed all the year round. The knee without fat protection is so sensitive to the cold. The cold blocks the meridians, causing qi and blood not to run smoothly at the knee, and the knee will be sore.
Therefore, to solve the problem of knee pain, the most basic solution is to keep warm. In addition to the above-mentioned knee pads and other auxiliary measures, external application of Chinese medicine, massage and cupping are all good methods. Especially rheumatoid arthritis, it is basically because of cold that the meridians are blocked, resulting in poor blood circulation. Therefore, cupping is the best method to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
I once held a lady in Hong Kong. Her knees are more accurate than those in the weather station. As soon as the weather turned cold, her knee hurt immediately. In severe cases, you can't walk straight at all, and even walking is a problem. I went to the hospital for an X-ray examination and found nothing wrong with my knee. Later, I held her. When cupping, her knees were numb and swollen, which made her feel terrible. The blood is dull, and her skin is dark red. At first glance, her knees were in a cold state for a long time, resulting in severe congestion. Pulled it out for her three times before the color returned to normal. After this torture, she dare not neglect again. When the weather is a little cold, she puts on knee pads and takes swimming as daily exercise under my recommendation. Now four or five years have passed, and arthritis has never been committed.
Many people like watching Korean dramas now. I wonder if anyone has noticed a scene in which Koreans put their hands on their knees when they enter the house and sit down. This action, seemingly casual, actually contains profound wisdom of TCM health care. As we know, there is an important acupoint in the palm of your hand, Laogong, which is the place where the fiery qi of pericardium meridian gathers and is also a famous fire point, so the temperature of Laogong is extremely high. When the palm of your hand is placed on your knees, the temperature will naturally spread to your knees. Is there a simpler way to protect your knees?
In "Seeking a doctor is better than seeking yourself", Chinese Liba people recommended a method of kneeling down to draw blood, in an attempt to draw blood to the knees first and then to the soles of the feet. Knee joint is an important channel for qi and blood to ascend to the sole and descend to the upper body. Kneeling is undoubtedly an excellent method, but it is not easy for people with knee problems or old and weak. Therefore, it may be a more appropriate curve to save the body by adjusting the knee joint to warm the knee and dispel the cold in various ways, so as to make the blood flow smoothly, and then kneeling down to promote the downward flow of blood.