How Should I Handle My Childs Leg Numbness?

One of the reasons for children's leg numbness is related to many factors. It could be due to squatting for a long time or caused by leg diseases. If children experience leg numbness symptoms for a long time, they need to go to the hospital for leg examination promptly. If it is caused by leg diseases, traditional Chinese medicine should also be used for treatment. If it is related to vascular stenosis, surgery and vasodilator drugs may be required.

1. Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment

After conventional drugs reach the joint area, the drug molecules cannot strongly bind with bone and joint tissues. Most of them lose their effectiveness through blood circulation, which is the fundamental reason for the poor effect of conventional drugs. Super-strong penetration and targeted drug delivery can not only directly penetrate through skin tissue, but also directly penetrate nerve roots, allowing active ingredients to reach the lesion directly. Specifically, it has the effect of "smoothing nerves, nourishing bone cells, and activating skeletal muscles".

2. Other Treatments

The key to treating this disease lies in thrombolysis and relieving the hypercoagulable state of the blood, removing old thrombi, and preventing the formation of new thrombi. After removing the thrombus, the next step is to treat the sequelae, which can be done through medication, diet, physical function, and physical exercise. Hand and foot numbness are still due to local vascular stenosis and insufficient blood flow. Some vasodilator drugs can be taken appropriately under medical advice, with strengthened nutrition and physical therapy. Hot compress, local massage, acupuncture, infrared treatment instrument, etc., should also be accompanied by appropriate exercise, such as walking, maintaining a normal and optimistic mindset. Additionally, one can learn from the experiences of similar patients around them for multifaceted treatment.

3. Causes

First, it is caused by children squatting for too long. If a child maintains a squatting position for a period of time, due to the long duration, the blood circulation in the lower limbs is not very smooth, causing temporary leg numbness, which is a physiological phenomenon. After a few minutes, when the child stands up, the leg numbness symptoms will naturally ease. Second, it is caused by Guillain-Barré syndrome in children. If a child experiences leg numbness and the symptoms gradually worsen, even with the disappearance of leg nerves, it is caused by Guillain-Barré syndrome and requires prompt treatment with drugs such as gamma globulin to prevent hemiplegia in children.