What causes knee pain after childbirth?

After giving birth, a woman's body is very weak and needs good conditioning to restore her body to normal as much as possible. Some mothers did not get enough rest during the confinement period and feel knee pain after delivery. What's the matter? There are many reasons for women's knee pain after delivery. It may be caused by wind or cold during the confinement period, or it may be due to severe calcium deficiency in the body. Let's learn about the details together.

1. What to do if you have knee pain after childbirth

The main symptoms after childbirth are weak Qi and blood and lack of physical exercise. The knee joints should pay attention to the reasons for the looseness of the surrounding tissues and the influence of joint stress. Personally, I think calcium gluconate is not of much help. It is best to get a professional doctor's examination, diagnosis and identification to facilitate treatment and care.

Experts say that knee pain after childbirth is caused by postpartum rheumatism. Postpartum rheumatism refers to a disease characterized by soreness and pain in muscles and joints caused by rheumatic cold evil after childbirth or after artificial abortion. The main symptoms of this disease are pain in muscles and joints throughout the body, fear of wind and cold, but there is no redness or swelling in the affected joints and muscles. Some patients often have headaches, dizziness, fear of wind, orbital pain, dry eyes and excessive tears. Some patients also have a drilling feeling in the joints and muscles. Therefore, patients with postpartum knee pain must pay attention to it.

Postpartum knee pain is mainly caused by factors such as cold knee joints and fatigue during the postpartum period. The symptoms of postpartum sickness are varied. Patients may experience soreness, numbness, coldness, chills, heaviness and fatigue in the joints, hands, feet, waist, shoulders and soles of the feet.

Prevention is better than cure, so mothers must pay attention to keeping warm during the confinement period. Once knee pain or other joint pain occurs, it is best to wear some warm cotton clothes or wrist guards. It is easy to develop a chronic disease after catching a cold, so keeping warm is the most important thing. If your joint pain is severe, it is best to seek medical attention.

2. How to prevent postpartum knee pain

1. Pregnant women are prohibited from having sexual intercourse within one month after giving birth, otherwise it may endanger their lives. To be on the safe side, you can only do it after 100 days.

2. Maintain a good mood, don’t be angry or irritable, be open-minded, and think less.

3. Pregnant women should not engage in excessive activities during the confinement period, nor should they stand or sit for long periods of time, so as to avoid overwork and the leaving of illness.

4. Pregnant women should be moderate in their diet during the confinement period, not overeating or starving, and not eating raw, cold, or spicy food. They should not eat too much food other than grains at one time, and should not go on a diet for fear of obesity.

5. Pregnant women should not wear slippers, short-sleeved clothes or short skirts during the confinement period. They should wear a hat when going out in spring, autumn and winter. After sweating, they must wait indoors to dry before going out. They should not use cold water to wash their face, hands, feet or take a bath (including in summer).