What to do if your hands and feet are paralyzed
Sudden numbness in the hands and feet, or paralysis in the hands and feet at the same time, the problem can be large or small, and it is necessary to pay attention to it, find out the cause as soon as possible, and deal with it in time.
1. Common causes
1. Sleeping figure 势不当
Many people have the habit of lying on their side, sleeping on one side for a long time, and the arm is compressed, and there may be a blood supply disorder to the arm, resulting in arm paralysis. If the compression is relieved and the normal blood supply is restored, it will be no problem. Therefore, everyone should find a proper posture when sleeping and try to avoid pressing the hands and feet.
2. Trauma
Some trauma, such as fractures, may damage local nerves, numbness of the corresponding limbs, and even limited mobility, and the hands and feet cannot be elevated, even if the fracture problem is solved by surgery, the paralysis of the limbs will still exist, and it takes a long time of treatment to relieve.
3. Spinal lesions
For people who sit in the office for a long time, have less activity, and car drivers, the most common occupational diseases are spinal problems, such as cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, etc., because the space between the vertebrae becomes smaller, compressing the nerves, thus causing numbness or pain in the hands and feet.
4. Side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients
In addition to hair loss, nausea and vomiting, peripheral nerve damage is also more common, the earliest symptoms of patients may be paresthesia and numbness in the hands and feet, severe pain, severe will cause redness, swelling and ulceration at the end of the limbs.
5. Diabetic neuropathy
If a diabetic patient has numbness of the hands and feet, it is necessary to pay attention to check whether there is any damage to the nervous system, and if so, in addition to oral hypoglycemic drugs and other blood sugar control, it is also necessary to take a comprehensive approach to intervene in a timely manner.
2. Countermeasures
1. Find out the cause and remove the trigger in time
For example, the toxic side effects of cancer chemotherapy can be mitigated or eliminated by adjusting the dosage or chemotherapy regimen.
2. Nutrition nerves
After nerve damage, some drugs that have a nutritional effect on nerve cells can be appropriately selected to improve the function of nerve cells.
3. Physical therapy
Acupuncture and physiotherapy have a good therapeutic effect on neuropathy with traumatic nerve damage.
4. Oral administration of traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this kind of problem is related to the external attack of wind, cold and dampness, partly because of blood deficiency and pain, and partly because phlegm and drink flow into the limbs, which makes people have sore shoulders and backs, and the hands are weak and paralyzed, and need to be treated with syndrome differentiation.
5. Traditional Chinese medicine soaking
According to the specific situation of the patient, the syndrome differentiation is to choose Chinese medicine to boil water or to soak the limbs after powdering Chinese herbal medicines, and the medicine is in direct contact with the lesion, which has a good therapeutic effect. #手麻木咋办? # Disease Introduction
