What are some ways to treat cold knees?

Many friends feel that their knees are particularly sensitive to cold in winter. If they don’t wear enough clothes, they will always feel a tingling sensation in the knees. This phenomenon is likely caused by some diseases in the knees, such as bone spurs, arthritis and other knee joint diseases. If your knees are afraid of cold, the first thing you need to do is to keep them warm. You can also wear some knee pads appropriately, which will also play a good role in protecting your knees. In addition, you can eat more warm foods, such as lamb, ginger, brown sugar, etc. If you experience persistent pain in your knee, you should take it seriously and seek medical attention promptly.

1. Keep warm

If the knee joint is exposed to cold, the blood vessels will constrict and blood circulation will deteriorate, which will aggravate the pain. Therefore, you must keep warm when the weather is cold.

If conditions permit, you can wear knee pads to prevent the knee joints from getting cold. Wear knee pads with appropriate tightness. If the knee pads are too tight, it will hinder local blood circulation and aggravate the condition.

2. Avoid or minimize contact with cold water

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis should remember to pay attention to weather forecasts at all times, strengthen cold protection and keep warm when cold waves hit or the weather changes, and avoid contact with cold water as much as possible. Experts especially remind some beauty-conscious ladies not to wear skirts when the weather is cold, as this may cause rheumatoid arthritis of the knee. When the temperature is below 16°C, they should add clothes in time, and even start wearing knee pads to protect their knee joints.

3. Eat a healthy diet

You should supplement more vitamin E and eat more foods containing B vitamins, which can dilate peripheral blood vessels. You should also eat more warm foods such as nuts and carrots, and avoid eating raw or cold foods or drinking cold drinks. Eating some spicy food appropriately, such as chili, pepper, mustard, etc. can promote blood circulation. Remember to eat on time and not lose weight excessively, because the body stores a proper amount of fat to help maintain body temperature.

4. Heat your knees

Hot compress can dilate blood vessels, improve local blood circulation, relieve muscle spasms, relax nerves, and improve tendon flexibility. Director Wang Jianqi recommends wet hot compress, which is to soak a towel in a basin of hot water, take out the towel and wring it until half dry, and apply it on the knees. You can cover it with a cotton pad to prevent heat loss. Change it every 5 minutes and apply it for 20-30 minutes. It can be applied 1-3 times a day.

5. Soak your feet in hot water

Soaking your feet in hot water can prevent osteoarthritis. In cold and humid seasons, you can soak your feet in hot water after returning home from outside. This can improve the body's immunity and prevent rheumatic diseases caused by the humid environment and climate. The water level of the hot water for foot soaking should be above the ankle joint. Soaking for about 20 minutes can promote blood circulation in the lower limbs.

6. Get more sun

There is less sunlight in winter, so when the weather is good, you should get more sun exposure to keep your knees warm and increase the formation of vitamin D in the body.

7. The heels should not be too low or too high

When walking in flat shoes, too much weight will be placed on the heels. If you wear shoes that are too low or too high and walk for a long time, it will have an adverse effect on the joints and may lead to knee arthritis. Therefore, Guiyang Rheumatology Treatment Hospital recommends wearing softer shoes with elastic soles to reduce the impact of gravity on the joints and reduce wear and tear.