Take good care of your joints in winter. Pay attention to abnormal noises.

　　We all know that when people maintain a posture for a long time, their bones will make a creaking sound when they move. Many people always think that this kind of pain is indispensable, especially now that more and more office workers often have such sounds in their waist bones. If the bones make noises, it means there is something wrong with the bones. Especially when there are strange noises, everyone must pay attention.

　　As autumn turns to winter, temperatures are getting cooler day by day. The incidence of arthritis patients has increased significantly. Arthritis is an inflammatory disease that occurs in human joints and surrounding tissues and can be divided into dozens of types. There are more than 100 million arthritis patients in my country, and the number is constantly increasing.

　　Wen Jianmin, director of the Department of Orthopedics at Wangjing Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, said that in Asia, one in six people will suffer from arthritis, the world's most disabling disease, at some stage in their lives. There are more than 100 million arthritis patients in China, and the number is still rising. For arthritis, early prevention and early treatment are both crucial. How can you prevent arthritis? How should you take care of yourself if you already have arthritis?

　　Pay attention to abnormal noises in joints

　　The joints will make noises, which may sound like there is something wrong with the joints at first glance. “From a physical point of view, when joints move, friction and vibration will always occur between joint surfaces, between cartilage pads and joint surfaces, between tendons and joint capsules, etc., resulting in sounds. In most people, this sound is not obvious, but in some people it sounds clearer, especially those who sit for a long time and move less. Less lubricating fluid is produced between the joints, which increases the loss of joint friction and makes it easier to hear popping sounds. ”Wen Jianmin said that generally speaking, if there is only a popping sound, the skin surface around the joint is not red, swollen, or hot, and there is no pain, and there is no movement disorder, it is physiological snapping, and does not require special treatment, and there is no need to worry too much. Of course, actions that deliberately make the joints make noise must be restrained, and it is not advisable to do it wantonly. When the joint snaps accompanied by redness, swelling, heat and pain or limited joint movement, you need to go to the hospital and seek help from a doctor.

　　Improper exercise can lead to arthritis

　　Osteoarthritis is usually caused by long-term, chronic low-energy exercise leading to softening and degeneration of joint cartilage or cartilage damage caused by high-energy trauma.

　　Wen Jianmin said: “There are some elderly friends who love sports and climb mountains, run and climb stairs every day. Although these daily exercises can improve cardiopulmonary function, they also accelerate joint wear and aging. Therefore, for the elderly, they should exercise appropriately, focusing on non-weight-bearing training, and avoid large-volume and long-term sports to protect joints and delay joint degeneration. ”

　　At the same time, for young people who love sports, exercise must be within their own abilities. In terms of hardware, try to choose more professional sports venues and sports equipment. Shoes are very important. You should try to use professional sports shoes for any sport, which will increase cushioning and reduce the chance of joint injuries. Technically speaking, try to train according to standard and professional movements to reduce sports injuries. In addition, it is very beneficial to do some warm-up exercises before exercise and some stretching and relaxation after exercise. In some ball sports, try to avoid twisting, especially inappropriate twisting.

　　Avoid blindly supplementing calcium to prevent arthritis

　　Osteoarthrosis is caused by the degeneration, wear, and peeling of the surface cartilage of joints after decades of use, causing proliferation, hardening, osteophyte formation, and cystic changes in the periarticular and subchondral bones. Osteoarthrosis and osteoporosis are two different disease states of bones. They can coexist. Calcium supplementation cannot prevent or treat osteoarthritis.

　　Tips: Massage and external washing to relieve osteoarthritis

　　For patients who already suffer from knee osteoarthritis, massage and external washing can be used to relieve the pain.

　　Massage techniques

　　Touch: Start from the thigh, like a massage, all the way to the ankle, do it for 1 minute.

　　Scrape: Use your hands like pliers, straighten your knee joint, and scrape up and down.

　　Stretch: Continuously tighten and relax the quadriceps, tighten and relax.

　　Hook: Hook the ankle joint. When hooking, all the muscles of the knees and lower limbs move accordingly.

　　External washing method

　　It mainly promotes blood circulation, dredges collaterals and removes blood clots. It is necessary to prepare 30 grams each of safflower, pittosporum bark, Shenjincao and Digucao, and sew them into a medicine bag. Put the medicine bag in a pot and boil it. After boiling, simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. After turning off the heat, bring it to a suitable temperature and then use it to wash the knee joint, which can achieve the effect of unblocking collaterals and relieving pain.

　　Bones are an important part of our body. There are many young friends around us who have suffered from many bone diseases because they did not take good care of their bones. I hope that after reading this article, everyone can pay more attention to bones.