What should the elderly pay attention to when climbing mountains?

　　Just ask any climber who often goes to Beijing's Xiangshan Mountain, and he will tell you a lot of benefits: "The whole body is sweating profusely, the breath is exhaled, the blood is flushed, and the mood is very happy. ”

　　Suddenly one day, the doctor told me: Although mountain climbing is good, it has many benefits but also has one drawback. News from the Institute of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital: China elderly My knee joints were swollen and painful after climbing Xiangshan Mountain, and people kept coming to see me for treatment.； Among the 2,725 outpatients, 10.6% suffered from osteochondrosis. Li Xuewen from the Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University suggested that "people with patellar strain should be careful when climbing mountains."

　　Mr. Li Xuewen introduced that patella (knee) strain, also known as patellar chondrosis, is generally a degenerative change. It can be caused by the delay of a single injury without healing or the accumulation of subtle injuries over the years. It is very common for knee joint pain or pain to worsen when going up and down mountains, because the flexion of the knee joint increases at this time, which increases the impact and pressure between the femur and patella, causing the condition to worsen. In this case, it is more obvious when going up mountains.

　　Almost all climbers experience similar symptoms, but no one pays them any attention. from common sense Generally speaking, the best treatment for strain is rest, but climbers never know their condition. Professor Li Xuewen mentioned: There are many symptoms of patellar strain, such as knee pain, knee softness, friction noise in the knee, half-squatting pain, slight interlocking phenomenon, etc. Elderly patients with a medical history will have quadriceps atrophy, and in severe cases, joint effusion will occur. Zhao Shuying is 65 years old. She worked at Beijing Institute of Education before retiring and comes to Xiangshan twice a week. I used to suffer from premature heart beats, but through mountain climbing, the feeling of premature heart beats is gone now, and my legs and feet are much smoother than before. When I first started mountain climbing, I had knee pain. When the pain was the worst, I had to jump down the steps. However, in order to eliminate "premature beats", I persisted no matter how painful my legs were. Finally one day, her legs were "so swollen" that she had to stop. After resting for more than a week, she came to Xiangshan again. The difference was that she modified the climbing route and speed.