When tired and sleepy every day, everyone will get up and move and clear their heads. But beware: these 2 common actions to avoid as they may cause potential dangers in some people.
2 common actions
It is easy for blood clots to fall off
Yu Liping, chief physician of the Department of Cardiology of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, introduced that there are 2 common actions, which are easy to cause blood clots to fall off instantly and block blood vessels, which is serious or life-threatening.
1
Turn your neck firmly
Hazard 1: Plaque is easy to fall off
People who smoke, drink, overeat, have high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, lack of exercise, etc., are likely to have some unstable atherosclerotic plaques on the walls of their neck blood vessels. If you turn your head indiscriminately, it may cause plaque rupture or blood clots to fall off, leading to serious consequences such as inducing a stroke attack.
Hazard 2: Nerve compression
If you have nothing to turn your neck or shake indiscriminately, it is easy to cause the diameter of the cervical spinal canal to become smaller and squeeze the spinal cord, mild cases of upper limb pain, numbness, severe cases lead to gait instability, paralysis and other consequences.
Hazard 3: Large load on the cervical spine
Twisting the neck too hard, especially if you have cervical spine disease, can lead to ligament strain, cervical spine misalignment, joint contusion, and even paralysis.
Suggestion: Generally, cervical spine rotation will not lead to serious consequences, but it is usually not recommended to arbitrarily rotate the cervical spine such as leaning back, leaning forward, bending left and right, or even twisting the entire head, so as not to cause discomfort.
2
Sedentary and jerked up
Hazard 1: Easy to cause thrombosis, embolism
Sitting in the same position for a long time creates conditions for the formation of deep vein thrombosis. If you move suddenly at this time, such as getting up sharply, swinging your arms sharply, etc., it is easy to pull the unstable thrombus and cause it to fall off and cause thromboembolism.
Hazard 2: Blood pressure is prone to fluctuations
Sudden change of position, easy to cause blood pressure fluctuations, transient orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, headache or palpitations, may also appear syncope, and even induce stroke. This condition generally occurs in people who lack exercise and are relatively thin.
Suggestion: reduce the sedentary time as much as possible, and consciously stand up every 40~60 minutes to move, but pay attention to gentle movements no matter what movements you do.
These 6 situations occur
Be careful of blood clots
Jin Yongjian, chief physician of the three departments of neurosurgery of the Aviation General Hospital, said that the blockage of blood vessels is not an overnight thing, but a gradual accumulation over time. To prevent blood clots, you must pay attention to these signals transmitted by the body.
1 halo
When resting, there is a sudden dizziness, loss of balance and coordination, and even fainting. Note that this is the most common precursor to cerebral thrombosis. If it occurs frequently, it is better to go to the hospital as soon as possible.
2 hemp
When there is a blood clot in the human blood, the limbs will be numb and painful due to insufficient blood supply. Therefore, if you suddenly feel leg pain, pressure or numbness in the lower limbs in your life, you must be vigilant.
3 lame
If the blockage of blood vessels worsens, intermittent claudication occurs. After walking a few hundred meters, you will feel sore legs and need to rest for a while. Blood clots can cause insufficient blood supply, resulting in sore muscles.
If the artery blockage of the lower extremity is ignored, the condition progresses further, it may lead to severe ischemia of the lower limbs, a drop in skin temperature, a weakening or disappearance of the dorsal and posterior tibial artery pulses, and lower limb pain when not walking, further development may lead to limb rupture, wounds that cannot heal, and even tissue necrosis.
4. Swelling
Blood clots form in the veins, blood cannot flow back to the heart, pressure can cause fluid to spread to the leg tissues, the easiest to identify is a sudden unilateral leg swelling, usually below the knee. If you feel swollen in your lower leg but you can't determine it visually, you can measure it with a tape measure.
5. Hold back
Sudden dyspnea after bed or prolonged sitting, relief with rest, and marked worsening with daily activities or light activity, should be careful as a sign of pulmonary embolism.
6 paste
Symptoms such as unclear speech, drooling, and eating chopsticks may be a cerebral infarction lesion. It mostly occurs in middle-aged and elderly people with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes.
Prevention of blood clots
Remember these 9 methods
Wang Xing, deputy chief physician of the cardiovascular department of the 983rd Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force, said that to prevent blood vessel narrowing and prevent blood vessel blockage, these 9 methods should be remembered!
1. Control blood pressure
High blood pressure can aggravate arteriosclerosis, hardening blood vessels and making more "cracks". This makes it easy to accumulate more "vascular garbage", that is, vascular plaque.
2. Control blood sugar
Diabetes can lead to increased inflammation of the vascular endothelium, which in turn accelerates atherosclerosis, produces more vascular plaque, and leads to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
3. Control blood lipids
Long-term hyperlipidemia, especially after the elevation of LDL cholesterol, will produce more lipid-like substances in the blood, which are easy to accumulate in the inner wall of blood vessels, that is, vascular plaque.
4. Scientific diet
Too much greasy food, especially saturated fatty acids, that is, fatty meat, offal, pork, beef and mutton, etc., as well as trans fatty acids, such as various Western-style fast food, fried food, sweet puff pastry snacks, etc. These foods can increase blood lipids, which in turn can worsen atherosclerosis.
5. Control obesity
Long-term obesity will not only lead to an increased risk of "three highs", but also aggravate atherosclerosis.
6. Stay away from alcohol and tobacco
Smoking can not only damage the lungs, but also damage blood vessels, aggravate atherosclerosis, and aggravate blood vessel blockage. Drinking, especially alcoholism, can raise blood pressure, increase blood lipids, and aggravate atherosclerosis.
7. Keep moving
Long-term sitting, lying down without exercise, blood circulation will slow down, cardiopulmonary function will also decrease, aggravate the formation of vascular plaque.
8. Don't stay up late
One of the main causes of blocked blood vessels is staying up late. For the sake of unobstructed blood vessels, you must not stay up late and sleep until the point.
9. Keep a good attitude
Long-term bad mentality and negative energy can also lead to an increased risk of atherosclerosis. Keep a calm mind, in front of physical health, everything else is a small thing.
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