Symptoms and dietary precautions of elbow bone hyperplasia

Do you find yourself making noises in your bone joints when you rotate your upper limbs or squat? If you have this problem, even with some mild pain, then you may have bone hyperplasia in your elbow. Elbow bone hyperplasia is an early warning of human bone aging. When the body shows symptoms of elbow bone hyperplasia, measures need to be taken to improve it.

1. Symptoms of elbow bone hyperplasia

1. The elbow joint cannot be straightened or is restricted, the joint is painful and swollen, bone hyperplasia and sclerosis occur on the articular surface and edges of the elbow bone, bone spurs form on some of the articular surfaces and edges, and the joint space becomes narrower. If bone hyperplasia compresses the nerves, it may also cause numbness of the fingers.

2. In the early stage of elbow bone hyperplasia, the elbow pain is not serious in those with a slow onset and there is persistent dull pain. The pain worsens when the temperature drops. It is related to climate change. The elbow joint remains in one position for a long time, and then changes position and the elbow joint becomes painful and stiff. It gets better after a little movement, and pain will be felt when the elbow joint is under force.

3. The elbow joint will also have dull pain and stiffness after bearing weight. In severe cases, the elbow joint will be sore, swollen and painful. Those with rheumatic diseases will have redness, swelling, deformity, limited function, and snapping sounds during flexion and extension. Some patients may have elbow joint effusion and obvious local swelling and compression.

2. Causes of elbow bone hyperplasia

Due to the decline in the body's endocrine function, collagen decreases and calcium loss increases, causing osteoporosis and deformation of trabeculae. This disease is generally difficult to cure, but timely treatment can alleviate or control its continued growth. You can go see a Chinese medicine doctor, who can use methods such as tonifying the kidney and strengthening the tendons, and harmonizing yin and yang based on the overall diagnosis to achieve very good results. In terms of ready-made medicines, you can appropriately use Miao Gu Rheumatism Pills in combination with glucosamine sulfate, calcium tablets, etc. for combined conditioning, and you can also use acupuncture, electrotherapy, diathermy therapy, and medicated baths.

3. Dietary considerations for elbow bone hyperplasia

Patients with bone hyperplasia should eat a balanced diet in daily life to avoid improper diet which will aggravate the condition. Patients must remember not to eat irritating foods, such as black fish, catfish, sugarcane, donkey meat, horse meat, etc. Patients with bone hyperplasia should eat more foods rich in calcium and vitamin D, such as kelp, sardines, etc. In addition, the amount of high-protein foods such as milk, eggs, chicken, duck, fish, etc. must be controlled, because excessive intake of protein in these foods will cause the body to be excreted of calcium, which will have the opposite effect, and eating more will not be good for you.