Can kidney deficiency cause cervical spondylosis?

Kidney deficiency will not cause cervical spondylosis, mainly because the cause of cervical spondylosis has nothing to do with kidney deficiency. Kidney deficiency causes insufficient kidney essence, while cervical spondylosis is caused by long-term inactivity of the cervical vertebrae. Therefore, patients with kidney deficiency are best to eat some kidney-tonifying foods such as ginseng. When male friends show symptoms of kidney deficiency, it is best to adjust them in time, otherwise it will affect the sexual life between couples.

1. Can kidney deficiency cause cervical spondylosis?

No, according to TCM theory, kidney deficiency refers to insufficient kidney essence, qi, yin and yang.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that kidney deficiency can be divided into four types: kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, kidney qi deficiency, and kidney yin and yang deficiency.

① Kidney Yang deficiency: (commonly known as the decline of the fire of the gate of life) has the clinical manifestations of Yang deficiency: such as fear of cold, cold limbs, clear and long urination, pale complexion, decreased libido, impotence and premature ejaculation, pale tongue with white coating, and slow pulse.

② Kidney Yin deficiency: (commonly known as insufficient kidney water) In addition to the symptoms of kidney deficiency, there are also clinical manifestations of Yin deficiency: such as hot sensation in the five parts of the body, hot flashes and night sweats, dry mouth and tongue, yellow urine and dry stools, red tongue with little coating, and thin and rapid pulse.

③ Kidney Qi deficiency: shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, fatigue and weakness, pale complexion, frequent urination, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation, pale tongue coating, and weak pulse.

④ Deficiency of both kidney yin and yang: there will be fever in the five hearts, night sweats or spontaneous sweating, cold limbs, spermatorrhea, insomnia, frequent dreams, red tongue without coating, thin and rapid pulse or pale tongue with white coating, and slow pulse.

The so-called kidney deficiency is just a vague traditional saying. In modern medicine, it is just a simple subjective guess about the symptoms, and the cause of the disease has not been found. If you really feel unwell, it is recommended to see a regular hospital for treatment.

2. What are the symptoms of kidney deficiency?

1. Fear of cold

Kidney yang deficiency will cause symptoms such as fear of cold.

2. Low back pain

The kidney is the root of Yuan Yin and Yuan Yang. Yuan Yang has the functions of warming, growth, transforming Qi, defending, and regulating. Kidney Yang deficiency will cause coldness and pain in the lower back.

3. Teeth are easy to fall off

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the kidneys are responsible for bone and marrow production, and teeth are the remnants of bones. Therefore, teeth are also filled with the essence of the kidneys. Teeth also belong to bones, so kidney deficiency can be reflected in the teeth. People with kidney deficiency tend to have loose and falling teeth.

4. Dark circles and puffy eyes

The kidneys control water, so kidney deficiency will lead to poor water metabolism, blocked water channels, obstructed blood circulation, and water overflowing into the skin, causing edema, which is most obvious in the eyelid area. Hence, puffy eyes and dark circles appear. Some women also tend to have a dull and dark complexion.

5. Shortness of breath

The kidney is responsible for absorbing air, and is closely related to the respiratory tract. Therefore, women with kidney deficiency will show symptoms such as shortness of breath and often find it difficult to breathe freely. In severe cases, asthma may also be accompanied by symptoms such as increased breathing and cold sweats.

6. Nocturnal polyuria

Generally, the number of nocturnal urinations is more than 2 times, or the urine volume exceeds 1/4 of the total daily volume. In severe cases, nocturnal urination occurs once an hour, and the urine volume is close to or exceeds the daytime urine volume. This situation is called "nocturnal polyuria." Normal urination during the day but frequent urination at night is the characteristic of this disease, which is mostly caused by weak kidney qi.

7. Dizziness

Many people have experienced the feeling of dizziness. The feeling of blurred vision, spinning head, nausea and vomiting is not pleasant. Dizziness patients are often accompanied by tinnitus, which impairs hearing. If it continues for a long time, it may even lead to deafness. The causes of dizziness and tinnitus are mostly related to the liver and kidneys. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "the kidneys store essence and produce marrow, and the marrow gathers to form the brain", so kidney deficiency can lead to insufficient marrow, malnutrition of the brain, and symptoms such as dizziness and tinnitus.

8. Hair loss

Traditional Chinese medicine says that "the kidneys' beauty lies in the hair." Hair is the residue of blood, and blood turns into essence, which is stored in the kidneys. Soft, flexible and shiny hair indicates healthy kidneys. People with kidney deficiency often have brittle and dull hair and are prone to hair loss. Under normal circumstances, people will have white hair after the age of 40. This is because as we age, the essence of the kidneys gradually declines and cannot nourish the hair, resulting in white hair. This is a natural phenomenon and does not require treatment.

3. How to regulate the body when the kidney is deficient

Traditional Chinese medicine has many methods to treat kidney deficiency, and often achieves quite satisfactory results. The drugs used can be roughly divided into four categories according to the characteristics of the above-mentioned syndromes:

1. Medicinal products that replenish the kidney essence, such as Cordyceps sinensis, Polygonatum sibiricum, Cornus officinalis, Polygonum multiflorum, Ligustrum lucidum, Ginseng, Astragalus, Placenta (human cell), Chinese Yam, etc. Among them, the medicines after Ginseng are more inclined to replenish kidney essence;

2. Products that help kidney yang, such as velvet antler, epimedium, dodder seed, psoralea corylifolia, Morinda officinalis, Cistanche deserticola, Bombyx mori, aconite, Curculigo orchioides, Eucommia bark, Chuan Duan, and mistletoe, etc. Among them, Eucommia bark, Chuan Duan, and mistletoe have good effects of strengthening muscles and bones and relieving back pain.

3. Yin-tonifying, kidney-clearing and heat-removing products, such as Rehmannia glutinosa, donkey-hide gelatin, mulberry fruit, wolfberry fruit, tortoise shell, turtle shell, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Phellodendron chinense, etc. The latter few herbs have better effects of nourishing Yin, strengthening the kidney and clearing heat;

4. Astringent herbs, such as Cornus officinalis, Schisandra chinensis, Prunus mume, Myristica fragrans, Silkworm cocoon, Ginkgo biloba, Gecko, etc.; these herbs are mainly used for the symptoms of weak kidney qi; among them, the last three herbs are particularly good at treating the kidney's inability to absorb qi.

Kidney tonification can not only improve the pathological state of kidney deficiency, but also relieve certain symptoms of aging and delay the aging process, so its significance is quite universal. However, in order to obtain satisfactory therapeutic effects, it is necessary to clearly identify the type of kidney deficiency so as to choose the appropriate medicine and not take it blindly.