What causes leg joint pain in cold weather?

Sometimes leg joint pain is a symptom that many people experience, which may be caused by rheumatic problems, so you must pay attention to keeping warm, especially middle-aged and elderly people should pay more attention to preventing these joint diseases.

1. The most common causes of knee pain in winter are cold and sudden temperature changes. The most classic example is that people who migrate from warm areas to cold areas often experience knee pain in the winter. This is due to the huge temperature difference caused by the change in living environment. Prolonged exposure of the knees to cold and alternating temperatures can also cause pain in the winter. Therefore, you must pay attention to keeping your knees warm in winter, and don’t be a fool who forgets to wear thermal underwear.

2. If your knee has been injured, you will experience pain in winter. This is the most painful problem for many people with old injuries. In this case, you can use tweezers to hold a cotton ball and dip it in alcohol. After lighting it, roll the cotton ball quickly on the painful area of ​​the knee. Wait until the alcohol is dry and dip it again. If it feels hot, move it away for a while and then continue rubbing. Roll for more than 15 minutes each time. This method is very effective. Military doctors use it to treat soldiers' sprains and other injuries. This method will not cause burns as long as you are quick.

3. If you have rheumatism and your knees hurt in winter, you can also use the alcohol scalding method mentioned above, or do cupping. The best cupping method is fire cupping, which is better than vacuum cupping. Of course, people with rheumatism must pay attention to keeping their knees warm. This is the key.

4. If arthritis causes knee pain in winter, in addition to seeking medical treatment, you can also take care of yourself to relieve the pain. Hot compress with silverware and egg can relieve knee pain caused by arthritis. The specific method is: boil an egg (do not break the shell), take it out after it is cooked, split it in half with the eggshell with a sharp knife, remove the yolk, then put a small silverware in the middle of the egg, wrap the egg with a towel, and then put it in boiling water, then roll it on the painful knee and rub it. After the towel cools down, heat it again and rub it again; after rubbing for a while, open the towel and egg, and see that the surface of the silverware has turned black, find cotton and linen cloth to polish the silverware, and then continue to apply hot compress; continue the hot compress until the silverware no longer turns black. This hot compress can effectively relieve pain.