Chinese medicine practitioners point out that bone spurs are a degenerative disease. In addition to aging, risk factors for bone spurs include overweight, excessive exercise, injury, genetic inheritance, heavy work, standing and sitting for a long time, etc.; situational photos.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] As we grow older, bone problems gradually emerge.

Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners point out that bone spurs are a degenerative disease. Due to poor posture or thinning of intervertebral discs, new cartilage grows on the articular surface. When the new cartilage compresses the spine or nerves, bone spur symptoms will appear.

In addition to aging, risk factors for bone spurs include overweight, excessive exercise, injury, genetic inheritance, heavy work, and prolonged standing and sitting.

Lu Xiaochen, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, pointed out in a Facebook fan page "Chinese Medicine Physician Lu Xiaochen who Occasionally Draws" that bone spurs are a degenerative disease. When the force-bearing surface is used to cope with the pressure, new cartilage will grow, which is commonly known as a bone spur.

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In addition to aging, he also listed 6 major risk factors:

●Too heavy.

●Excessive exercise.

●Have ever been injured.

● genetic inheritance.

●Heavy and heavy work.

●Standing and sitting for a long time.

Lu Xiaochen said that the impact of bone spurs is divided into two types: one is the inward compression of the spinal cord, which will cause limb stiffness and poor limb strength, which will seriously affect walking or fine movements; the other is the outward compression of the nerves, which will cause Numbness, pins and needles, abnormal sensitivity to touch, long-term atrophy of the muscles controlled by the compressed nerves.

Bone spurs often occur in the cervical spine, lumbar spine, fingers, hip joints, knee joints, heels, and toes, and they are also places that are easily used repeatedly in work or life.

He shared that from the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, bone spurs are caused by the deficiency of the liver and kidney in old age, the invasion of wind-cold-damp pathogens, or the history of obvious trauma, which will eventually cause Qi stagnation and blood stasis in the damaged parts. Produce a series of follow-up discomfort symptoms.

The traditional Chinese medicine treatment of bone spurs mainly uses traditional Chinese medicine orally plus acupuncture stimulation.

●Oral administration to nourish the liver and kidney, relax meridians and activate collaterals: The most fundamental cause of bone spurs is deficiency of the liver and kidney. Therefore, Chinese medicine powder or decocted Chinese medicine is used to regulate the liver and kidney, and then supplemented with medicinal materials that dredge the meridian, qi and blood to help adjust, so as to prevent and treat it fundamentally.

●Acupuncture promotes circulation and strengthens muscles and bones: The parts that are oppressed by bony spurs are most likely to cause qi stagnation and blood stasis. Due to qi stagnation and blood stasis, it is easy to cause pain and weakness. Therefore, acupuncture plus electroacupuncture and infrared light irradiation are used to improve circulation. Exercise daily after home to further get the effect of strengthening muscles and bones.

Lu Xiaochen said that the general principle of daily health care is to rest when there is pain; when there is no pain, moderately exercise the muscles and bones, and do corresponding exercises for the bone spurs to share the pressure on the joints.

And do more activities, pay attention to posture, maintain a balanced diet, control weight, pay attention to the softness of mattresses, and ensure bone health.

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