Why are my arms so weak?

Weak and limp arms will seriously affect your work. Not only that, your mental state will also be bad. But what causes weak and limp arms? If you suddenly feel weak in the summer, it is largely related to catching a cold. However, if you do not catch a cold, you need to consider your physical health. If your spleen is weak, you may also have problems with weakness in your arms, which can be treated through traditional Chinese medicine.

1. Your arms get cold while sleeping

If you find that this symptom mostly occurs in the summer and almost never occurs in the winter, then it is most likely that your arms are suffering from cold.

In summer, everyone likes to wear short sleeves to sleep, and the temperature will drop at night, which will make the arms cold. If the arms are already damp, then the arms will definitely feel weak and uncomfortable the next day.

Solution: When the temperature is low at night in the summer, try to wear long-sleeved clothes to sleep; if you feel that you have too much moisture, you can also go to a massage parlor to get cupping to remove the moisture.

2. Spleen deficiency

The spleen controls the muscles and limbs. When the spleen is deficient, Qi and blood are insufficient, and the head and eyes are not nourished, which can cause fatigue and lack of energy. If you are sure that your arms are not cold, but they are still weak during the day, it is most likely due to spleen deficiency.

Solution: You can take measures to strengthen the spleen and replenish qi for conditioning.

How to solve the problem of weak arms

1. Be careful of "convection wind" when sleeping with the window open

After falling asleep, the body's blood circulation slows down, resistance weakens, and it is easy to catch cold. When sleeping with a fan or window open, avoid "direct wind" and "convection wind" to avoid diseases such as facial paralysis.

2. Don’t sleep with your chest or abdomen exposed

When you sleep at night, your body's condition is different from that during the day. Your sweat pores are open. If the temperature is adjusted too low, you may catch a cold or develop other diseases. Generally speaking, for healthy young people, the indoor temperature at night can be about 3℃ to 8℃ lower than the outdoor temperature. Turn on the air conditioner before going to bed to make the bedroom temperature reach a level that makes it easy to fall asleep, but in order to prevent colds, it should generally not be lower than 26℃. The suitable relative humidity during sleep should be 60% to 70%.

3. Take a nap

In summer, special attention should be paid to naps in order to maintain good health. At noon in summer, when the sun is shining brightly, it is most likely to cause heatstroke. In addition, the nights are short in summer, so people need a daytime nap to eliminate fatigue and replenish energy. But the best nap time is about 1 hour, not too long.

4. Go to bed late and get up early

The characteristics of summer are long days and short nights. People go to bed late and get up early, and the sleep time is relatively shortened, which is in line with the health-preserving principle of conforming to nature. The weather is too hot and it is not easy to fall asleep. You can go to bed about half an hour later than usual and get up at the usual time in the morning, or even about half an hour earlier. It will not affect your health. In summer, the bedtime should not exceed 12 o'clock at night, and adults should ensure 7 hours of high-quality sleep every day.