At noon, I took a break from my busy schedule and prepared to close my eyes and take a rest. Then I received a call from my mother, saying that grandpa was sent to our hospital.
It turned out that after it rained, grandpa wanted to go out to play cards. As soon as he went out, the sole of his foot slipped and he slipped...
I thought it was nothing serious, but grandpa was in pain and couldn't stand up for a long time, so he hurriedly drove to the hospital. After a CT scan, my grandfather was diagnosed with a fracture in his right leg.
Why do the elderly break bones when they fall?
When it comes to "the elderly break bones when they fall", I believe what everyone thinks of is that older people are prone to calcium deficiency. Because calcium deficiency can cause osteoporosis , if the bones become porous, it won't break if you fall.
Although fractures are related to osteoporosis, it is not necessarily caused by calcium deficiency. If it is just a simple calcium deficiency, osteoporosis will not occur as long as calcium is supplemented in time.
However, you will find that some elderly people still have osteoporosis even if they take daily calcium supplements. The main reason is that as age increases, the content of bone and bone mass slowly decreases, resulting in the elderly’s bone When the density becomes poor, the bones will become thinner and osteoporosis will occur.
Therefore, when the elderly develop symptoms of osteoporosis, it also means that the bones are slowly entering the aging period, and at this time, fractures will occur after a fall.
In fact, any disease has precursors and does not "come out of thin air". When the following symptoms appear in the elderly, it means that osteoporosis is coming, and they need to be protected.
What physical manifestations will occur when the elderly develop osteoporosis?
1Low back pain
70%After the elderly develop osteoporosis, they will experience "low back pain" . This kind of pain is not like cervical spine localized pain. Pain, pain caused by osteoporosis is pain all over the body. This pain will slowly spread along the spine.
In addition, spinal pain mostly occurs when working during the day, or when maintaining a posture for a long time, but pain caused by osteoporosis mostly occurs when gets up at night or in the morning and the spine will experience severe pain. .
2 Frequent leg cramps at night
For children, leg cramps at night may be caused by growing body ; for young people, leg cramps at night may be caused by lack of calcium and can be relieved by timely calcium supplementation. ; For the elderly, leg cramps at night may be caused by osteoporosis.
The main reason is that with the increase of age, the loss of bone mass and blood calcium is relatively serious, which makes the nerve and muscle connections in an excited state, resulting in muscle spasm phenomenon. At this time, the elderly will have cramps when sleeping at night.
3 The height becomes shorter and a hunchback appears.
You can carefully observe the grandparents at home. Their height will gradually become shorter as they age. How many people find this characteristic of aging. Shortening and hunchback are caused by aging of bones. After all, at this time, people will become shorter and hunchbacked, and some elderly people will also lose their teeth. This is a normal phenomenon. Generally speaking, they will become shorter by 1 to 2 centimeters.
However, when the elderly develop osteoporosis, they may also become shorter. It is mainly caused by the deformation of the spine caused by the reduction of bone mass and bone mass. If the shortening is caused by osteoporosis, will generally become shorter by more than 3 cm.
html After the age of 150, osteoporosis is a relatively common phenomenon. Therefore, if you want to promote bone health, you must be willing to eat two kinds of meat.
·Fish.
For the elderly, try not to eat too much red meat (pork) , you can eat some white meat (fish) appropriately. Compared with pork, fish has rich nutritional value ( protein, vitamins, etc. ) and is low in calories. There is no need to worry about obesity in the elderly.
In addition, the high-quality protein, vitamins, calcium and other substances contained in fish are the main elements that help bone health. Elderly people who eat more fish can protect bone health, thereby reducing the risk of osteoporosis , which is certain Prevent the frequency of fractures to a certain extent.
·Beef
Although beef is also a red meat, compared with pork, beef has rich nutritional value. Although the nutritional value of mutton is also relatively high, the nutritional content of beef is more conducive to the body's absorption and can reduce gastrointestinal motility. burden;
In addition, beef contains a large amount of protein, amino acids and other minerals into points, and protein can promote muscle growth, minerals, amino acids can provide much needed nutrition for bones. substance, thereby achieving the effect of protecting bone healthy .
In short, for middle-aged and elderly people who want to avoid the situation of "fracture after a fall", they can usually eat more fish and beef to achieve the purpose of protecting bones. Of course, you should take care of your body as early as possible, and don’t wait until problems arise before you think of making up for them.
Summary: As we age, osteoporosis is a common disease in middle-aged and elderly people, but we can improve it through changes in diet and daily living habits, such as proper exercise, sun exposure, going to bed and getting up early, etc. to promote bone health, thereby reducing the risk of fractures.
Reference:
[1] What are these four common symptoms of osteoporosis? · People's Daily Online · 2018-4-11
[2] Three kinds of meat should be eaten in the cold winter to protect blood vessels and heart, for health No matter how expensive it is, you still have to eat it·Guangming.com·2020-1-20
【3】Four dietary taboos for people who should not eat more fish·China Daily Network·2014-7-23
