What are the reasons for numbness in the hands of the elderly

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In life, many elderly people often have uncomfortable symptoms. At this time, they should go to the hospital for relevant examination in time to avoid causing more serious injuries. The elderly often have numbness of hands and feet, but most of them don't know why this situation occurs, and they don't know how to deal with it. Sometimes numbness of hands and feet is due to pressure, Activity can alleviate, but if there is a persistent sense of numbness for unknown reasons, we should be vigilant. Why do the elderly feel numb? Here is an introduction.

What are the reasons for numbness in the hands of the elderly

First: the first is malnutrition, gastrointestinal dysfunction for a long time, will cause the body to lack enough protein and vitamins. In particular, the lack of B vitamins will lead to nutritional and metabolic dysfunction and slow nerve conduction velocity, resulting in numbness of hands and feet.

Second, there is arteriosclerosis. In patients with cerebral arteriosclerosis, the nerve conduction velocity will slow down, and the local blood and oxygen supply to the brain will also be significantly reduced. It will also lead to central dysfunction, especially in the central part, which can cause numbness in the corresponding limb parts.

Third: there are drug side effects. If the elderly have a variety of diseases and need to take a variety of drugs to control them, in the case of too large dose or too long medication time, it may induce nerve enditis and cause limb numbness, which usually starts from hands and feet.

matters needing attention

Finally, we want to say that if we often have such troubles, we should go to the hospital for examination first. We should also pay attention to supplement nutrition at ordinary times. In addition, we can improve it through exercise. For example, you can run and play ball every day. The elderly can choose soft exercise such as Taijiquan and put some traditional Chinese medicine on their diet as seasoning, which also has a particularly good effect on improving symptoms.