Why do I feel sore and weak in my limbs?

Soreness and weakness in the limbs are symptoms that many people suffer from, which has a great impact on people's normal life and work. So what exactly causes soreness and weakness in the limbs? In fact, Chinese and Western medicine have different views. Western medicine believes that soreness in the limbs is caused by stimulation of local nerves.

1. From the perspective of Western medicine, local nerve stimulation, spinal bone hyperplasia, cervical spondylosis, diabetes, hypertension, neuritis, arteriosclerosis, etc. can cause soreness and weakness in the hands, feet, legs, knees and limbs.

2. According to traditional Chinese medicine, if the wind evil prevails, the pain in the limbs will wander; if the cold evil prevails, the Qi and blood will stagnate, the joint pain will be severe, and the pain will be fixed; if the damp evil prevails, the limbs will be numb and swollen; if the heat evil prevails, the joints of the limbs will be red, swollen, hot and painful.

3. Prolonged limb pain is prone to the following pathological changes: First, poor circulation of qi and blood, and stagnation of meridians, which can be seen in skin eczema, swollen joints, nodules around joints, and difficulty in flexion and extension; second, long-term illness consumes qi and blood, causing varying degrees of qi and blood deficiency symptoms; third, long-term illness is not cured and exogenous pathogens are re-infected, which affects the internal organs through the meridians, among which heart bi is the most common, which is equivalent to rheumatic heart disease in modern medicine.

4. Pain in the limbs is always caused by wind, cold, dampness and heat. Therefore, depending on the different symptoms, the basic principles of treatment are to dispel wind, dissipate cold, remove dampness, clear heat, and dredge the meridians and collaterals. In the later stage, qi and blood should be properly replenished. In addition to oral medication for limb pain, acupuncture, massage, fumigation, etc. are all effective in treating this disease.