The elderly to walk less pebbles road

China's traditional Chinese medicine to

        The 65 - year - old Mr. Zhang at ordinary times very attention foot care, he heard that human foot has a lot of important points, barefoot in the cobblestone road to walk, can stimulate the sole acupuncture point, dredge plantar blood main and collateral channels, good health. Just in the community have a cobblestone road, every day he ate the dinner will be a walk in the above, just go to start foot hurts, but think about in order to keep fit, he will try very hard to adhere to. The results left after half month, has led to sole fascia inflammation.

        Cool in fall, every evening many district will appear many bare feet walking the elderly, they in this way for foot massage exercise. But the first hospital of nanjing WangLiMing orthopaedic director professor reminds, if the elderly go much cobblestone road, will damage the sole fascia. Especially with osteoarthritis patients, had better not go cobblestone road.

        WangLiMing said, the old man foot pain very see more, most is by the foot fascia inflammation caused. Foot fascia inflammation often by foot have additional stress caused by the activities, such as mountain climbing, go quickly, go cobblestone road on foot have bigger exciting sport. The old man had better not go cobblestone road exercise. This is because the old man walking instability, cobblestone road rugged easy to fall. At the same time the old man usually have different degrees of joint degenerative diseases and osteoporosis, uneven pavement make power transmission through the foot when direction change, easy cause foot and knee joint injury. Clinically found go pebbles road lead to knee joint swelling and many of the old man, knee joint have disorders should it is strictly prohibited to this kind of exercise. If the following diseases had better not go cobblestone road: knee osteoarthritis patients, the foot pain, sprains, trauma, swelling person, rheumatism cold and the cold fever, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, liver and kidney function not entire and chronic illness worse person, have vertigo balance disorders such as person. In addition if appear foot pain, should immediately stop. (ZhangChen ChengShouQin)