What are the disadvantages of women crossing their legs?

Speaking of "crossing your legs", it should be said that everyone has this habit when sitting to a certain extent. First of all, you will feel that this action relaxes your legs and makes you feel comfortable. In addition, for women, a more elegant sitting posture often involves crossing their legs slightly, and it is also a way to prevent exposure. However, today we want to remind everyone that crossing your legs for a long time is harmful, as listed below.

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.

The above three points about crossing your legs give us a new understanding of this common action. If you cross your legs for a long time, it is easy to experience soreness and numbness in the lower limbs, and in severe cases, you may not be able to walk. For female friends, the simple habit of crossing your legs may cause pelvic health and joint inflammation, which requires more attention in daily life.