What's wrong with my weak legs and feet?

Some people may find their legs and feet feel weak when walking. What is going on? Generally speaking, healthy people should not feel weak and powerless in their legs and feet when walking. If this happens, it may be because the body is sending out bad health signals, and people should pay attention to it. Below we analyze several possible causes of weak legs and feet. You can check them yourself. Of course, it is best to go to the hospital for examination to find out the specific reasons.

First, cerebrovascular disease

If an elderly person suddenly experiences lower limb weakness, the first factor to consider is whether it is unilateral or bilateral. If it is sudden unilateral limb weakness and is not accompanied by pain, then it is necessary to rule out whether it is caused by cerebrovascular disease, which may also cause hemiplegia. In addition, weakness in both lower limbs may also be caused by cerebrovascular diseases, such as cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage, which must be diagnosed and treated in a timely manner.

Second, lumbar spinal stenosis

Some middle-aged and elderly people often experience lower limb weakness and back pain in daily life. In this case, you must consider lumbar spine problems, because this is most likely caused by lumbar spinal stenosis compressing the spinal cord, leading to lower limb weakness. It is very common for middle-aged and elderly people to have some problems with their legs. Therefore, we would like to recommend that middle-aged and elderly friends who have lumbar spine diseases must go to the hospital for specific examinations in time, and then cooperate with appropriate exercises. In daily life, you should not do massage easily to avoid aggravating lumbar spine injuries.

Third, cervical spinal cord lesions

Some middle-aged and elderly people feel weak in their lower limbs when walking. It feels like they are walking on cotton, with one step deep and one step shallow. If they sit or stand for a long time, they will become exhausted and feel like they may collapse at any time and anywhere. At this time, you should pay attention to whether there is a problem with the cervical spine. In addition, if your legs suddenly cannot move and you have difficulty urinating, you should consider whether there is a sudden spinal cord disease and the vertebral body compresses the spinal cord, causing motor nerve disorders.

Fourth, Parkinson's disease

The most obvious symptom of Parkinson's disease is slow movement. Patients feel they have no strength to walk and cannot take a step. This is actually caused by the stiffness of Parkinson's disease, because Parkinson's disease is likely to cause the patient's muscle tension to increase and walking to become inflexible. Parkinson's patients walk clumsily, have a more obvious feeling of stiffness, and are more likely to fall when going out. Therefore, if someone in your family has Parkinson's disease, they must be well cared for to prevent falls.

As the saying goes, warm feet cool the brain. The elderly usually have a hot upper body and a cold lower body, so it is necessary to soak their feet every night. Soaking your feet in hot water every night can help blood flow throughout the body, which is beneficial to your physical and mental health.

The last point I want to add is that nowadays many people are more concerned about beauty and hope to lose weight by dieting. If people diet excessively and cannot ensure adequate nutrition, it may also lead to a phenomenon of lethargy.