Patient: The pain and numbness of the bones around the body began in 2006, starting with heavier lower limbs and progressing to generalized. He can take care of himself in daily life, and his appearance is not bowed or hunched at the back. However, the pain was persistent. Characteristics: The pain is not related to the climate, and the pain and numbness alternate in cycles of 1 day. Bone density was checked and there was no calcium deficiency. Collagenase injection, traction, massage, herbal medicine, calcium supplementation. Determine the cause and treat. Wang Xinchun, Department of Rehabilitation and Pain, Qinghai Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Qinghai Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Pain, Wang Xinchun: Hello: If it is long-term generalized bone pain rather than joint pain, then it is mostly “severe osteoporosis (but mostly seen in elderly people over 60 years old, or long-term use of “glucocorticoids”)”, or “tumor syndrome”.
Bone density examination method is currently recognized as “X-ray bone densitometer” examination method, the standard site is “lumbar spine, femoral neck, forearm radius” three representative parts, otherwise the results are not very accurate? If the numbness is in the hands and feet, the possibility of “osteoporosis, osteophytes” is high; if the numbness is in the whole body, there are only two possibilities: 1. respiratory alkalosis (the possibility is not mostly temporary, caused by nervous breathing too fast), 2. Please note: Sometimes older people may describe symptoms in a different way. Therefore, the “numbness” mentioned may be a “feeling of drowsiness and discomfort”, not the usual “numbness”? Therefore, it is recommended to visit the neurology department of a general hospital first. I wish you a speedy recovery!