Aging signal alert issued by the legs and feet

As the saying goes "old old feet first," and we do have a different foot from the symptoms, determine the aging of the body where the problem began to appear, and reminded to take precautionary measures in the elderly.

　　Symptoms: cold hands and feet

Reason: the elderly is usually due to blood circulation is not smooth, due to too little exercise. If both the nails turn blue or purple, then it may be diabetes, arterial embolism, or early signs of Raynaud's disease.

Responses: Taiwan's "Healthy" magazine quoted the Taipei Medical University Hospital of Traumatology main Renchen Ping, and needle point that increasing the amount of exercise in the elderly, promote blood circulation, warming the spleen and stomach to eat more food is the fundamental solution. He believes that the best feet of water temperature is 40 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes most appropriate. Because their feet too long, the body will burn more calories, increase the burden on the heart.

　　Symptoms II: leg cramps

Reason: Taiwan Changhua Show Chwan Hospital, director of foot and ankle surgery Zhujia Hong pointed out that if the middle-aged sleep foot cramps, may be walking during the day standing posture is not correct cause. Cold, calcium deficiency, fatigue and other factors may cause leg cramps. In addition, due to lack of blood oxygen content, lower leg varicose veins, venous long-term stay in the foot, the foot will stimulate the muscles, causing cramps.

Responses: Taipei Veterans General Hospital Cardiovascular surgeon Lai Xiaoting suggested these problems, a little sleep can elevate your feet to promote the smooth lower extremity venous blood flow back into the heart. Also note that warm, calcium, choose the right shoes.

　　Three symptoms: going wrong

Cause: If the toes, feet Ma severe pain, and tingling burning sensation, may be related to diabetes. If the foot pain and numbness than sense, is likely to be deep vein thrombosis. If the foot was numb from the waist to, accompanied by back pain, it may be disc.

Responses: severe symptoms should immediately seek medical attention.

　　Four symptoms: leg pain when walking

Cause: The middle-aged man with thick block heels are basically fat pad, with the older, fat pad atrophy, walking to the fat pad was squeezed on both sides of the middle will be relatively thin, heel can be painful when and further and further pain. But if you wake up landing on the sting, and then will reduce the symptoms, then the waist and hip may be caused by malposition.

Solution: do more stretching, turning toes; correct walking posture.