As we all know, the hand is one of the most important parts of our human body, many activities are completed under the participation of the hand. Many people do not realize that the structure of the hand is actually very complex, there are tendons, ligaments and other structures in series .
Hand numbness of this phenomenon believe that many people in life have encountered, this phenomenon is mainly by cold, wet, poisonous gas invasion of the body after the meridian blocked by the result.
Occasionally, a person's hand is numb, and it may be that he or she simply stays in the same position for too long. If a person's hand is numb on a regular basis, he or she will need to pay attention to the situation.
Often, regular hand numbness is likely to be the early sign of some diseases, especially those who are older, often hand numbness to pay special attention.
1, cerebral infarction
Cerebral infarction is a more serious degree of cerebral infarction, is due to a variety of reasons caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain, resulting in ischemic parts of the brain tissue necrosis. Usually, you can observe whether the patient has a cerebral infarction through the CT of the head. Due to the abnormal function of blood vessels, patients with cerebral infarction may also experience numbness of the hands.
Particular attention should be paid to middle-aged and elderly people or people with underlying diseases. And people who smoke and drink a lot and have atherosclerosis should also have a CT scan to see if there are any signs of cerebral infarction. If the diagnosis is confirmed, the patient should cooperate with the doctor's medical treatment, which can be improved by medication or surgical treatment.
2, cervical spondylosis
Generally speaking, the hand numbness is likely to be cervical spondylosis problems. If the hands appear to be numb for no reason, and after the activities can not be relieved, then it should be timely to consult the doctor to see if it is a cervical spine problem .
When the cervical discs degenerate, the edges of the vertebrae can develop bone spurs, which can lead to cervical disc growth or misalignment. If a cervical disc is misaligned, it can easily compress the nerve roots in the neck, which can lead to numbness in the hands. Often, the numbness may last for a few hours left or a few days, and if the symptoms are not treated at this time, then it is likely that the patient is at risk of paralysis.
Cervical spondylosis is a very common disease in China, and one of the most prevalent, with a high prevalence in the middle-aged and older population.
Not only that, but with the pace of life getting faster and faster, and the pressure of work getting bigger and bigger, there are more and more young people suffering from cervical spondylosis in recent years. In addition, because most of the young people work with computers and cell phones and other electronic products, so it will lead to the young people cervical posture abnormal situation.
It is recommended that young people do not sit for long periods of time, and often get up and move around, so that they can effectively avoid the occurrence of cervical spondylosis.
In short, in daily life, if you find your hands numb for a period of time, and the condition is gradually aggravated, then the first thing you should rule out is whether it is cervical spondylosis. In addition to this, you need to do a CT scan of the neck, and also need to check whether there is any narrowing of the blood vessels in the neck, such as plaque.
In addition to the targeted treatment of cervical spondylosis, we should pay special attention to improve the walking and sitting posture, which can help to avoid the aggravation of the disease and deterioration .
3. Diabetes
Diabetes belongs to a very common chronic disease, the number of people with diabetes has been increasing in recent years, which is closely related to the diet of the people in life. Many people do not know that early diabetes also have the symptoms of hand numbness, this condition is generally due to unstable blood sugar control caused by nerve inflammation . Therefore, if the hand numbness occurs, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for examination in a timely manner to avoid the situation becoming more serious.
4. Hypertension
Generally speaking, patients with high blood pressure can also appear hand numbness. Due to the sudden rise in blood pressure in hypertensive patients, it will lead to spasm of small arteries throughout the body, and blood return to the limbs is impaired, which will lead to the patient's hand numbness. In addition, if the hypertensive patients suddenly appeared hand numbness phenomenon, should also be alert to whether the risk of stroke. And in order to prevent the numbness from persisting, patients also need to control blood pressure, adjust their lifestyle, and maintain a more pleasant mood.
5. Malnutrition
Many people don't realize that malnutrition can also cause tingling.
Many people don't realize that malnutrition can also lead to numbness in the hands.
In addition, if a person's body lacks a certain vitamin, it is also the symptoms of hand numbness.
1, peripheral neuritis or peripheral neuritis
In daily life, if both hands are numb at the same time, then we have to consider whether there is a peripheral neuritis or peripheral neuritis possibility. Often these diseases can be caused by poisoning from heavy metals such as mercury and lead, or by vitamin deficiencies in diabetics and uremic patients, resulting in the peripheral nerves being violated. In addition to numbness in the hands, there is also pain, weakness, and deformity in the palms of the hands and feet.
2, carpal tunnel syndrome
Generally speaking, if only a single hand numbness without other symptoms, then there is a greater likelihood of carpal tunnel syndrome. It may be caused by an injury to the elbow joint, or by a chronic inability to straighten it. And because of the special nature of some jobs, the need to bear weight to carry out the elbow joint flexion and extension activities can also cause hand numbness. Also, prolonged typing on a computer or looking at a cell phone can cause the elbow joint to remain bent for a long time, leading to compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. If the median nerve of the carpal tunnel is compressed, it can cause hand numbness.
3, the body lack of potassium
When a person's body lack of potassium, then early on the hand numbness. Usually most of the lower limbs start to appear numbness, and then gradually develop to the limbs also appear numbness. In addition, there is a group of people who are more prone to this condition, that is, hypertensive patients in the absence of good control of blood pressure, due to the emergence of aldosteronism, which will lead to hypokalemia.
If a hypertensive patient develops numbness in the hands, it must be taken seriously and not ignored. In order to avoid aggravation of the condition and irreversible consequences, it is recommended that people with such symptoms should go to the hospital in time to do the relevant examinations.
1. Participate in sports
In fact, the best way to deal with any disease is to prevent it from happening in the first place. As long as the disease before the occurrence, do enough health homework, then you can effectively avoid the risk.
In addition to this, you also need to strengthen the body exercise, to maintain the health of the waist and neck vitality.
For the low head and sedentary people, if the cervical and lumbar problems, then the best way is to properly participate in sports.
Participating in sports is not only an aerobic exercise and relaxation of the cervical spine and lumbar spine, but also improves the stiffness between the two, which can prevent the cervical spine and lumbar spine from prolonged bad posture produced by the lesions.
For example, swimming, jogging, aerobics and square dancing are all possible. Basically, non-strenuous exercise that gets people moving is good for the cervical spine. It is recommended that all patients with numbness of the hands can try the above mentioned kinds of exercise, I believe that to a certain extent are able to relieve the numbness of the hands.
2. Ensure a good night's sleep
Not only that, but a good night's sleep also allows our bodies to complete their own repair. Since our body has a self-repairing function, sleep is an important part of realizing this function. Sleeping well is an important step towards good health.
So after the exercise, it is recommended to take a good rest, only a combination of movement and static can make us healthy and energetic. Ensure adequate sleep, not only can make us full of energy, blood, but also more because of fatigue caused by the discomfort of their own elimination.
In addition to this, a healthy diet is one of the best ways to heal yourself without medication. As you can see, a good night's sleep can also prevent the phenomenon of hand numbness, it is recommended that we must develop a good routine, to minimize the number of late nights.
3. Eat well
As the saying goes, "medicine is not as good as food", a healthy and reasonable diet, our body has a lot of benefits. And can also effectively avoid the occurrence of cardiovascular disease.
4. Time to move the cervical vertebrae
Cervical vertebrae, if long time by the vascular nerve compression, will inevitably cause hand numbness. The patient after the hand numbness, should be in time to move the cervical spine . In addition, for some people who often work in front of the computer, it is recommended to get up and move every hour . Only when the neck is relieved can the blood circulation be improved, and thus the numbness of the hands can be relieved.
5. Recreate the habit of regular body checkups
Nowadays, many people don't go to the doctor when they have a problem with their body, and choose to take their own medication to relieve it. But they don't realize that that can lead to a worsening of the condition.
When the patient appeared hand numbness, should be timely to go to the hospital to let the doctor to carry out the relevant examination, only to find out the cause of hand numbness, in order to better relieve the phenomenon of hand numbness, so as to realize the early discovery, early treatment.
6. Pay attention to the protection of blood vessels
It is mentioned above that high blood pressure can also cause numbness of the hands, if this is the case caused by the numbness of the hands, then we need to pay attention to the patients to protect the cardiovascular blood vessels in their normal life. In addition, should also try to eat some light, low-fat, spicy and stimulating food, only to reduce cholesterol deposition in blood vessels, in order to better prevent hand numbness.
In life, there are many people feel that hand numbness is a very small thing, usually ignored. Unbeknownst to us, hand numbness is actually a warning to our health. It is recommended that you should take precautionary measures to prevent the occurrence of hand numbness in your daily life. In addition, it is also recommended to pay attention to the causes of hand numbness, remember to go to the hospital for relevant examinations.
The cause of hand numbness can be large or small, we must combine their own symptoms and conditions to determine what causes.
If you can't tell, you should seek medical attention. In addition, in ordinary life, we are advised to pay attention to the protection, if necessary, to take treatment to ease the situation of hand numbness, do not take a chance. Only actively check the cause of the numbness of the hand, so that the right treatment, can make the body in a healthy state, with hands to struggle for a better life.