Weakness in the legs of 80-year-olds may be caused by osteophytes, lumbar disc herniation or hypocalcemia, etc. Patients can take vitamin B drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, drugs to inhibit bone resorption or inhibit osteoclasts and other drugs to alleviate the problem.
1. Osteomalacia: Most patients with osteomalacia do not need treatment. If nerve root compression occurs, causing leg weakness and sensory impairment, etc., nutritive nerve drugs such as vitamin B can be used for treatment, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen can be taken when the pain is obvious. If there are obvious compression symptoms, surgery can be considered.
2. Lumbar disc herniation: when the lumbar disc herniation causes compression of the nerves, it may also cause weakness and weakness of the legs, and the patients with pain can use ibuprofen to relieve the pain, and vitamin B drugs can be used to nourish the nerves. In serious cases, surgery should be performed to relieve the compression.
3. Hypocalcemia: If the weakness is caused by hypocalcemia, patients can take calcium and vitamin D to promote the absorption of calcium, and patients with severe combined osteoporosis can apply calcitonin and other drugs to inhibit bone resorption for treatment, and can also choose bisphosphonate and zoledronic acid and other drugs to inhibit osteoclasts for control.
Patients should be under the guidance of professional doctors to clarify the specific condition and choose appropriate drugs for treatment. All drugs should be used under the guidance of doctors.