Several major harms of crossing legs to women

I believe everyone is very familiar with the behavior of crossing their legs. Many female friends have developed the habit of crossing their legs. In fact, we should realize that although crossing legs is very comfortable, it will not only affect the appearance but also bring some problems to our body. Therefore, everyone must pay attention to it. In the following article, we will introduce to you some major hazards of crossing legs to women.

1. Too much time causes varicose veins in the legs

Sitting with legs crossed for a long time will hinder blood circulation in the legs because the legs are crossed, which can easily cause varicose veins in the legs over time. In severe cases, it can cause poor blood return in the legs, bulging veins, ulcers, phlebitis, bleeding and other diseases. In addition, some individuals may suffer impaired motor and sensory functions due to prolonged compression and ischemia of the common peroneal nerve, which may result in numbness and soreness in the lower limbs, or even sudden inability to walk.

2. Causes bow legs

When you cross your legs, you increase the risk of osteoarthritis in the weight-bearing leg. At the same time, due to uneven force on the upper leg and its inward deviation, the pressure in the medial knee joint space may increase and the cartilage wear may be aggravated. At the same time, the "fibular collateral ligament" located on the outside of the knee joint is continuously pulled, causing it to relax, which may cause knee subluxation (misalignment of the center of the bone surfaces at both ends of the knee joint >3mm) on the basis of existing osteoarthritis, resulting in the appearance of bow legs.

3. Cause vaginitis and other gynecological diseases

When women cross their legs, the local temperature will rise, forming a warm and humid environment in the perineum, which can cause pathogenic bacteria to multiply and cause vulvitis or vaginitis. Crossing your legs for a long time can easily cause poor blood circulation in the pelvic cavity and cause inflammation of the adnexa. If pathogens ascend and spread through the reproductive tract, it may affect the entire pelvic cavity. In addition, for those with a history of dysmenorrhea, crossing their legs for a long time may aggravate the dysmenorrhea.

4. Induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Crossing your legs can cause blood to flow poorly, reducing or slowing down the amount of blood returning to the heart and brain. This will affect brain and heart function, and may also easily induce high blood pressure, heart disease, etc.

5. Early onset of degenerative arthritis

The so-called "degenerative arthritis" refers to the structural degenerative lesions of the joint structure due to long-term use, wear and tear, etc. A typical disease is osteoarthritis, which usually occurs in old age. Crossing your legs will not cause you to get osteoarthritis immediately, but because it increases the pressure on the internal structure of the knee joint, it will cause nutritional disorders and increased wear of the cartilage, and will increase the risk of osteoarthritis for elderly people whose cartilage structure has already degenerated to varying degrees.

6. It is easy to hurt the spine

Sitting with your legs crossed for a long time can easily cause uneven pressure distribution between the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae, leading to spinal deformation. In some cases, it can lead to lumbar disc herniation and cause chronic low back pain. These habits will cause the body's strength to put sideways pressure on the spine, and the spine can easily become strained if bent for long periods of time. In severe cases, it can also induce ankylosing spondylitis. In addition to genetic, autoimmune and other factors, ankylosing spondylitis often occurs in young people who are chronically fatigued, stressed, sit for long periods of time and exercise little. Moreover, the disability rate of ankylosing spondylitis is very high. If patients do not seek treatment from traditional Chinese medicine early and reasonably, up to 60% of ankylosing spondylitis patients will suffer from varying degrees of disability.

In the above article, we introduced a common behavior among female friends, which is crossing their legs. We know that there is nothing wrong with crossing your legs occasionally, but crossing your legs for a long time can cause some diseases to female friends. The above article introduces in detail the major hazards of crossing your legs to women.