Legs are swollen and there is a dent when you press them? Pay attention to these issues

The socks have become tighter, the calves have become thicker, and a dent is left when you press it , which takes a long time to recover . Some people even have this kind of edema caused by finger pressure all over their body. What is going on? Is it serious? How to relieve it? Let's find out together.

The legs are swollen and small indentations can be left by pressing. What does this have to do with it?

Many people sit in front of the computer all day long , which will affect the normal blood circulation and metabolism and cause leg edema.

Generally speaking, in this case, as long as you engage in appropriate activities to promote blood circulation , your condition will gradually return to normal. You should pay more attention to exercise in your daily life.

In pathological cases, it may be caused by kidney problems. Chinese medicine says that "the kidneys control water" and the kidneys are involved in the excretion of water in the body. Many kidney diseases will cause lower limb edema during their development. Once the function declines, the ability to metabolize and filter will decrease, and the excretion of water and toxins will be blocked. Excess water cannot be discharged, and leg swelling will be more obvious, usually more obvious after getting up early.

In order to avoid lower limb edema, we should exercise more to speed up blood circulation and improve body metabolism . In addition, we also have some practical Chinese medicine acupoint tips to help us improve lower limb edema:

Yinlingquan acupoint : Yin means water, Ling means earth mound; Quan refers to the spring water that flows continuously. In supine or sitting posture, the 45-degree depression below the medial condyle of the tibia is the location of the Yinlingquan acupoint. Yinlingquan acupoint is a converging point where the Qi and meridians converge. Regular massage of Yinlingquan acupoint is mainly used to eliminate edema and urinary obstruction that causes water in the body to be unable to be excreted . The condition of lower limb edema can be improved to a certain extent by massaging the Yinlingquan acupoints on both sides of the lower limbs.

Shuiquan acupoint : Shui means fluid, Quan means spring water. Shuiquan acupoint is the Xi acupoint of the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin, where the fluid of the kidney meridian gathers to form a spring. Massaging Shuiquan acupoint can achieve the functions of diuresis, moisture penetration, and swelling reduction , and has a good effect on lower limb edema. Shuiquan acupoint is located below the medial malleolus, 1 inch directly below Taixi acupoint, in the depression on the inner side of the calcaneal tuberosity. An important function of this acupoint is to manage fluid.

Doing the above things well may effectively relieve leg edema. However, in addition to kidney disease, lower limb edema may also be caused by heart disease, protein deficiency, peripheral vascular disease, etc. Therefore, after severe lower limb edema occurs, it is important to find out the cause so that targeted relief measures can be taken.

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