Overview of Postpartum Rheumatism
Postpartum rheumatism is a disease that mainly manifests itself in the form of soreness and pain in the muscles and joints caused by injuries to the joints, muscles, skin and other tissues when the body is weak after childbirth or abortion.
Causes
1. Women are blown by the wind or exposed to cold water during the period of labor.
2. After giving birth, the pregnant woman sweats profusely without removing the sweat in time, and at the same time does not keep warm in time.
3. The living environment is limited and the mother’s bedroom is dark and damp.
4. After giving birth, pregnant women do not get enough rest and are overworked.
5. Excessive bleeding from uterine injury after delivery.
Symptoms
The disease is mainly characterized by pain in the muscles and joints of the whole body, fear of wind, fear of cold, and intolerance to exertion, but there is no redness or swelling in the affected joints and muscles.
1. Discomfort in the joints of hands and feet, with or without lumbar pain.
2. Generalized weakness: women suffering from postpartum rheumatism often have a sense of exertion, so don’t think that generalized weakness is a cold.
3. Eye discomfort, fear of wind, tearing.
4. Headache, dizziness: do not blindly take painkillers, so as not to adversely affect the mother and baby.
Inspection
1. Laboratory examination
Blood sedimentation, rheumatoid factor, immunoglobulin are all normal, some patients may have increased anti-“O”.
2. X-ray examination
Most of the patients are normal, while those who are over 40 years old or have been ill for a long time are more likely to have osteomalacia.
Diagnosis
1. History of labor or miscarriage;
2. The patient manifests joint and muscle pain and soreness, numbness and discomfort, and in severe cases, fear of wind and cold (aggravated on cloudy and rainy days and relieved on sunny days), accompanied by headache, orbital pain, etc. No redness, swelling or deformation of the affected parts, tiredness and fatigue, insomnia, dreamlessness, and irritability;
3. Laboratory examination: blood sedimentation, rheumatoid factor, immunoglobulin are normal, some patients may have increased anti-“O”, most of the X-ray examination is normal, and the age of more than 40 years old or long-term patients are often seen osteophytes;
4. Clinical use of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory painkillers and hormone therapy can not be relieved.
Treatment
1. The onset of postpartum rheumatism has a great relationship with the mental state of the mother, therefore, the care of postpartum rheumatism needs to often keep in a relaxed mood, happy spirit, avoid anger, anxiety, depression, and participate in some activities appropriately, which can make the condition get under control more quickly.
2. Life must pay attention to warmth, so that the body is in a moderate state of heat and cold; indoor ventilation, but not to let the wind blow directly, especially in summer to avoid blowing fans, air conditioning blowing. Avoid cold and humid environment.
3. Dietary regulation: Eat more easy-to-digest and nutritious food, prohibit cold food and cold drinks, prohibit spicy and fatty foods.
4. Appropriate exercise: according to the physical condition of moderate exercise, such as slow walking, gymnastics, boxing, etc., in order to enhance the body’s resistance; often to the outdoor sunshine.
5. If the symptoms are more serious, you need to go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor for professional treatment.
Questions you may be concerned about
How can post-partum rheumatism be cured?
There is no exact cure for postpartum rheumatism. Postpartum rheumatism belongs to the category of “postpartum paralysis” in traditional Chinese medicine, and patients with postpartum rheumatism can be treated with three-volt patches, moxibustion and other therapies on the day of the three volts, but whether or not it can be cured due to personal differences cannot be generalized.
Postpartum paralysis refers to the puerperium period between the limbs, waist and knees, joint pain, numbness, heavy and other symptoms. This disease is mostly due to postpartum qi and blood is very weak, the coupling is not solid (often refers to the skin can not consolidate sweat, the body surface sweating abnormality), wind, cold and dampness evil take advantage of the weakness into the skin, meridians and joints caused by the attack.
Sanvodian is the period of the year with the highest temperature, during which if warming and tonifying therapies are carried out at the same time, it can help replenish postpartum yang qi, restore qi and blood, etc., which is conducive to the clinical relief of symptoms.
1. San Fu Paste: Chinese medicine is directly applied to the acupoints, so that the Chinese medicine produces micro-area chemical and thermal stimulation to the acupoints to achieve the effect of curing and preventing diseases. Clinical use of blood sea, sea of qi, guan yuan and other points.
2. Moxibustion: moxa leaves made of moxa sticks or cones, moxa heat to stimulate the human body acupuncture points or specific parts of the body, through the stimulation of the meridian qi to adjust the imbalance of yin and yang of the human body, to achieve the cure of the treatment method. Clinically, moxa can be used to stimulate acupuncture points such as Thorns, Zhongji and Guanyuan.
San Fu Paste needs to be operated by a physician, and moxibustion needs to be operated under the guidance of a physician, not by oneself to avoid adverse consequences. If the patient has symptoms of postpartum rheumatism, it is recommended to go to the hospital to seek the guidance of a professional physician, and follow the doctor’s instructions, so as not to delay the condition.
How to regulate postpartum rheumatism
Postpartum rheumatism is mainly composed of maintaining a comfortable mood, paying attention to warmth, moderate exercise, etc. The main methods are as follows
1. Maintain a relaxed mood: postpartum rheumatism and women’s mental state has a certain relationship, should always pay attention to maintain a happy mood, avoid emotional anxiety or depression.
2. Pay attention to warmth: postpartum rheumatism is also related to cold, need to pay attention to warmth, as little as possible to go out in winter, avoid blowing air-conditioning directly in summer, after the birth or abortion, do not touch the hands of cold water or eat cold food.
3. Moderate exercise: moderate exercise can enhance the body’s immunity, help the recovery of the disease, you can usually do some low to medium intensity exercise, avoid excessive exercise, in order to the body is not tired as the principle.
Postpartum rheumatism patients are advised to go to the hospital in time to receive regular treatment.