I don’t know if you’ve ever had such an experience—feel numb in your hands when you fall asleep in the middle of the night, and then wake up; when you wake up in the morning, you feel your fingers are stiff, and it takes a while to recover.
Going to the supermarket to make a big purchase, carrying two big bags of things, the hands become numb and weak for a short while, and can’t lift things; holding a bowl to eat, and have to put it down after a short while… Hand numbness is a very common symptom, sometimes It is a reminder that something is wrong with your body.
Frequent hand numbness is no small matter!Reminder: In addition to cervical spondylosis, you need to be alert to these 3 diseases
1. Diabetes
Numbness in the hands is one of the symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Numbness in the hands of diabetic patients is characterized by bilateral symmetry and positive fingertips. It often occurs at night or in the early morning. symptom.
At this time, it is necessary to actively control blood sugar, treat the cause or pathogenesis, and take drugs that repair nerves or improve blood circulation under the guidance of a doctor.
2. Transient cerebral ischemia
The main features of transient cerebral ischemia are numbness in one hand and foot, lack of strength, sometimes accompanied by blurred vision, dizziness, headache, and difficulty in speaking. The sudden duration lasts for 10 to 20 minutes. This is a symptom of transient cerebral ischemia. main features.
When the above symptoms appear in the elderly, we need to pay attention, because transient cerebral ischemia is one of the symptoms of cardiovascular disease, and about 10% of patients will have a stroke within one year after the onset.
It is recommended that children take the elderly to the hospital to screen for risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, etc., to treat diseases and avoid unfortunate occurrences.
3. Carpal tunnel syndrome
As mentioned above, the hands are connected by many nerves, one of which is the “median nerve”. The likelihood of elbow syndrome increases if the hand has been strained for a long time, resulting in frequent compression of the median nerve within the elbow, resulting in injury.
Its symptoms are mostly manifested as wrist turning pain, often numbness and weakness of hands and other symptoms. It occurs mostly in white-collar workers, chefs and other occupations with more manual labor, and the incidence rate is higher in middle-aged women. If you have similar symptoms, you should pay attention to rest at ordinary times, and take methylcobalamin and other drugs for treatment under the doctor’s advice.
1. Use both hands
Generally speaking, most people have more opportunities to use the right hand in normal times. Then, giving the left hand some opportunities to exercise properly and using both hands as much as possible can also reduce the burden on both hands.
2. Correct posture
The most important thing to prevent hand numbness is to correct bad posture and reduce strain. In addition, you need to do neck exercises to reduce muscle tension. Most importantly, to improve your sitting posture, you can also exercise intermittently while you work hard.
3. Move your fingers frequently
From the point of view of Chinese medicine, there are many important meridians and acupuncture points hidden on the fingers, and frequent finger movement can play a good role in dredging the meridians.
Among them, the tip of the finger is the most sensitive area connected to the neurons of the brain. Frequent massage on it can stimulate the holy collaterals and acupuncture points, thereby preventing the symptoms of hand numbness.
4. Eat a balanced diet
If you work and live too fast, eating sloppily can lead to malnutrition. A lack of vitamin B1 can lead to peripheral neuritis, which can also cause numbness in the hands.
Therefore, pay attention to rest, regular diet and balance. Finally, it is reminded that for most people, it is still difficult to recognize yourself, so if you feel that the numbness in your hands is increasing and the rest cannot be improved, it is recommended to look at the cause.
5. Soak your hands in hot water
We often use hot water to soak our feet in life, but few people say that we use hot water to soak our hands. In fact, we use hot water to soak our hands, which also has a good health effect. It can not only effectively relieve the fatigue of hand muscles, but also promote blood circulation and help relieve hand numbness.
6. Adjust sleeping position
Many people maintain a certain sleeping position when they sleep for a long time at night, which causes our arms or necks to deviate.
Not only that, but it can also cause problems with the nerves in our arms, which can cause numbness in our hands. So for everyone, it is very recommended that you only lie on your side or flat when you sleep at night.
7. Extended neck
Raise your hands to your waist and inhale, and then slowly press down. During this process, use your soles to grasp the ground and stretch your neck consciously, which can relieve cervical spondylosis.
8. Perform chest expansion exercises
When you feel that your arms are numb, you can do a chest expansion exercise. The method is to stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, and put your hands on your chest.
Keep your elbows and shoulders straight, with the back of your hands facing up and your palms facing down, and spread your shoulders apart for chest expansion exercises, which can relieve muscle soreness and arm numbness.
1. Chest
Chinese medicine believes that hand numbness is due to blood stasis, so massaging the corresponding acupoints can effectively improve the situation.
For example, massage the Tanzhong point, which is located between the two nipples, massage 50 times a day, which can make the blood circulation of the limbs smooth.
2. Handsanli
Shousanli is located two inches below the horizontal crease of the elbow. When selecting the acupoint, bend the elbow, and take two inches from the tip of the elbow to the wrist to be the Shousanli acupoint. Pressing the acupoint will feel sore and swollen.
This point is an important point for treating upper limb numbness caused by the shoulder and neck. Therefore, to treat hand numbness, you can press Shousanli, and then rub it to the wrist along the meridian. Moxa sticks can also be used to moxibustion at the Sanli point of the hand, which can clear the meridian, activate the collaterals and relieve pain.
3. Basket hole
It is located in the center of the supraclavicular fossa of the human body, 4 inches from the front midline. When you put your hand on this point, you can feel the pulse of the artery.
If your hands are numb, you can use your thumb to press the Quepen point on one side, and then release it after 1 minute. Repeat 2-3 times. After the massage, the blood circulation of the upper limbs can be smoothed, and the sore hands The numbness will gradually decrease.
Hand numbness caused by cerebral vascular ischemia is even more serious. It is recommended to seek medical treatment immediately to avoid cerebrovascular disease, stroke and other diseases in the later stage.
Hand numbness symptoms caused by Raynaud’s syndrome can be improved with medication, and can be relieved by soaking in warm water when the hands are numb, paying attention to keeping the limbs warm.
Diabetic neuropathy also requires timely medical treatment, and cooperates with the doctor to control the blood sugar index.
Although hand numbness is a common symptom, what cannot be ignored is the cause of hand numbness. You must go to the hospital for a diagnosis. Only in this way can the symptoms be relieved from the root cause.
You can also do more exercises every day to improve it, such as clenching your fists. In the process of hardening your fists, you can promote blood circulation and exercise the surrounding nerves and muscles. If it continues, the situation may gradually improve.
2023-08-09 22:03:02
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