As we grow older, the body functions of a person will gradually deteriorate. In addition to being manifested in appearance, the limbs are also particularly obvious. Numbness in hands and feet is one of them. Sometimes the limbs are numb and cannot even walk on the road. It feels like thousands of ants are crawling, and it is also accompanied by muscle pain.
So what exactly causes this situation? What are the harms to the body if long-term numbness in hands and feet are caused by long-term numbness? Let’s learn about it together below.
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First of all, let’s understand what are the causes of numbness in your hands and feet?
numbness of hands and feet is generally caused by damage to the human body's nervous system . numbness of hands and feet is generally caused by other primary diseases, such as stroke hemiplegia, diabetes , osteoarthropathy , neuritis , cervical spondylosis , lumbar spondylosis are common primary diseases of numbness of hands and feet.
. Cervical lumbar spondylosis: Due to cervical hypertrophy or herniation of the cervical disc, compression of the cervical nerve root or cervical spine can cause unilateral or bilateral finger numbness, and gradually develop to the upper arm and forearm, and even upper limb movement disorders. Degenerative lesion of lumbar spine often causes lower limb numbness , and there will be no numbness of the upper limbs. It is caused by compression and other stimulation of nerves in the corresponding segments of the lesion site.
. Stroke hemiplegia: middle-aged and elderly people often have hypertension . High blood lipids. Hypertension can cause vasospasm, and high blood lipids can cause vascular sclerosis. In addition, middle-aged and elderly people have high blood viscosity and slow blood flow during sleep. These factors will lead to transient cerebral ischemia and cause numbness and pain in the fingers.
. Peripheral neuropathy: Early symptoms are sensory disorder , but electrophysiological examinations are often involved in motor nerves and sensory nerves, and clinically symmetrical pain and abnormal sensory. Symptoms of lower limbs are more common than those of upper limbs. Sensory abnormalities include numbness, ants walking, crawling, fever, and electric shock-like sensations. They often go up from the distal toes to reach the knees. Patients have socks and gloves-like sensations. Peripheral neuropathy can be bilateral, unilateral, symmetrical, and asymmetrical, but it is more common in bilateral symmetry.
4. Osteoarthropathy: also known as osteoarthritis , degenerative osteoarthropathy , proliferative arthritis, senile arthritis, long-term disease will cause damage to the peripheral nerves of the femoral joint, or insufficient oxygen supply will cause numbness in the hands and feet.
5. Drugs or chemical preparations can cause numbness. For example, when you have a cold or diarrhea, after taking berberine or dysenterol , it will cause numbness in your hands and feet. If you stay in an environment containing hydrogen, arsenic, carbon disulfide for a long time, you will also experience numbness in your hands and feet.
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Is the numbness of the hands and feet meant the meridians were blocked? Doctor: It may be related to 3 reasons.
numbness in your hands and feet is also a relatively common disease, also called numbness . This disease is an important signal that invades the body by wind, cold, dampness, and evil toxic gases. When evil toxic gases invade the internal organs or the qi and blood meridians are blocked, hands and feet will become numb, and limbs will be sore, swelling, deep, painful, and acupuncture. This is the signal sent by the obstruction of the meridians.
numbness in hands and feet is caused by blood numbness, blood deficiency and insufficient blood supply. Numbness is a reaction to nerve endings, insufficient blood supply, or an obstacle to microcirculation , and the nerves are compressed, and numbness will occur, damage to peripheral nerve , and damage to the median nerve of the limbs will also be numb.
Western medicine believes that numbness in the hands and feet is caused by poor peripheral blood circulation, and numbness occurs due to insufficient local blood supply in the hands and feet. In daily life, such as pregnancy, incorrect sleeping posture, and squatting in the toilet for a long time, it can be caused. It will generally be eliminated in a short period of time and there will be no major problems.
However, some people cannot relieve their numbness for a long time (more than a day) after their hands and feet are numb, so they need to pay more attention. Once the numbness of hands and feet occurs, it is extremely harmful to our human health, and it is very necessary to carry out timely conditioning.
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Doctor: It may be related to 3 reasons
. Cervical spine problems: In daily life, we are prone to trouble with hands and feet. If this happens, it is very likely that there will be problems with the cervical spine, especially for people who always sit in front of the computer for a long time in life, if there is always numbness in hands and feet.
, There is a problem with the nervous system: There is a problem with the nervous system. After a long time, it will cause numbness in the hands and feet, and there will be problems in the nervous system. In many cases, it is likely that there will be too much mental stress. Always facing the computer for a long time and sitting for a long time can easily lead to abnormalities in the nervous system.
. Lumbar spine problems: For middle-aged and elderly friends, for middle-aged and elderly friends, lumbar spine problems are very likely to occur due to age. Over time, the lower limbs will experience severe soreness, numbness, swelling and pain. Moreover, this situation is also a very common thing for young people today.
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How to relieve the symptoms of numbness in the limbs?
The numbness of the limbs may be related to long-term cold environment, cervical disc herniation, cerebral thrombosis and other factors. Patients can relieve the condition through general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment, etc.
. In a cold environment: When the patient is in a cold environment, he should pay attention to keeping warm, increase clothes appropriately, and rub his hands and feet appropriately to promote blood circulation and relieve the symptoms of numbness of limbs.
. Cervical disc herniation: Patients should pay attention to rest, avoid increasing exercise to stimulate the neck, and use nutritional and nerve-giving drugs, such as vitamin B, methylcobalamin, etc. for treatment. For patients with conservative treatment effects or severe symptoms, they can be treated through surgery to improve the condition.
. Cerebral thrombosis: Patients should ensure the unobstructed respiratory tract and pay attention to rest. Patients can use intravenous thrombolysis treatment, such as tinelprosence, recombinant tissue plasminogen activators, etc., and antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, chlorvigrel, etc. For patients with conservative treatment effects or severe conditions, surgical treatment can be selected.
