Once people get older, they tend to worry about some health issues related to their cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems.Therefore, topics such as the three highs, blood vessels, and blood clots have always been the focus of attention
Once people get older, they tend to worry about some health issues related to their cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems.
Therefore, topics such as the three highs, blood vessels, and blood clots have always been the focus of attention.
However, there is such a disease that is even more deadly than cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but few people care!
That's - wrestling!
In China, falls are the cause of injury and death for elderly people aged 65 and aboveFirst reason!
In fact, elderly wrestling is not a rare problem.
According to a survey, on average, 3-4 out of every 10 elderly people aged 65 and above in China have experienced falls.
The biggest impact of wrestling is causing fractures, mainly in the hip joint, spine, wrist, and other areas.
Among them, hip fracture is the most severe, also known as the "last fracture in life". Once this part of the elderly is fractured, the survival rate after one year is only about 50%.
That is to say, after one year of hip and proximal hip fractures, about half of the elderly will leave us forever.
As we all know, once a person gets older, their bones become less hard and cannot withstand any wind or grass, making it easy for them to experience the "last fracture in life".
However, once the femur cannot heal, people will have to stay in bed for a long time, which can lead to the following problems.
Among the complications caused by long-term bed rest in the elderly, the most deadly is pneumonia.
When lying in bed for a long time, a person's activity significantly decreases, their body posture is relatively fixed, and tissue secretions such as gas and sputum in the lungs cannot be discharged. In addition, the elderly's resistance decreases, and over time, it is easy to cause stubborn and persistent lung infections.
Many elderly people who have been bedridden for a long time due to fractures end up not dying from fractures, but rather from lung infections.
Elderly people who are bedridden may experience reduced or even stagnant blood flow due to prolonged inability to exercise and loss of compression of the calf muscles in their lower limb veins, which can easily lead to lower limb venous thrombosis.
Once these blood clots fall off, they will "run wild" along the blood vessels, possibly blocking important organs such as the lungs, which can kill people in minutes.
Elderly people who are bedridden for a long time may experience compression of their back skin, which can lead to ischemia and bedsores.
Long term bed rest will also lead to urine retention in the urinary system, causing urinary tract infection. Whether it's bedsores or urinary tract infections, they can be fatal in severe cases.
The amount of bone lost by an elderly person in bed for a week is equivalent to the amount lost in a normal year.
When osteoporosis reaches a certain level, even walking without getting out of bed, a simple rolling motion, or a few coughs can lead to fractures.
Among the factors that lead to falls in elderly people, in addition to decreased motor function and environmental factors, the reduction of proprioceptive receptors also accounts for a significant portion.
In fact, everyone has proprioceptions, which exist in the muscles, joints, and other parts of the body. Like muscles, they decrease with age.
The proprioceptive receptors are responsible for receiving information about body movements and assisting the body in completing movements by affecting our body's balance function.
Good proprioceptive exercise is crucial for preventing falls!
Self test whether the proprioceptive sensor is normal
The main way to test whether one's proprioceptions are normal is to look at balance, and the simplest method is to do a golden rooster independence test (middle-aged and elderly people need to be accompanied by their family).
| Testing standards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age | Standing time with eyes open | Standing time with closed eyes |
| 20-49 years old | 29.7-30 seconds | 24.2-28.8 seconds |
| 50-79 years old | 14.2-29.4 seconds | 4.3-21 seconds |
If you have already experienced a decrease in proprioception, you can increase the number of proprioceptions through balance training.
Exercise method - transfer the weight of the left and right feet for training.
Step 1:Stand with both feet shoulder width apart, with the center of gravity shifting from one foot to the other, and the body swaying from side to side. Stay on each side for 1-2 seconds, without lifting the feet off the ground during practice. Repeat this alternating training.
Step 2:Stand in a step forward and backward position with both feet, shifting the center of gravity from one foot to the other, and swinging the body back and forth for 1-2 seconds on each side. Do not lift the feet off the ground during practice, and repeat the training alternately.
When elderly people engage in the above exercises, it is best to have something to help with.
In addition, in the daily life of the elderly, the word 'slow' is advocated. Slow turning and turning movements, slow getting up and out of bed, and slow walking and going out.
As children, we should also try our best to improve the living environment of the elderly, such as clearing obstacles in the aisle in a timely manner, not setting thresholds, installing handrails and anti slip pads in areas prone to slipping, and installing small night lights indoors, which can also effectively prevent elderly people from falling.
Materials: Health Preservation China, Medical Forum Network, Health Talk
Editor: Wang Yusi
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