Be vigilant! These two common actions can easily cause blood clots to instantly fall off, block blood vessels, and be serious or life-threatening!

As one grows olderThe human body is prone to high blood viscosityTherefore, the risk of thrombosis and thrombus detachment increasesTo stay away from blood clotsMany circle friends often do some exerciseFor example, turning your neck, standing up, and moving aroundThese circle friends should be careful!There are 2 common actions to doEasily causing blood clots to fall off instantly and block blood vesselsSerious or life-threatening!What are the two common actions?Xiaoquan will take you to have a detailed understanding!Yu LipingBeijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical UniversityChief Physician of Cardiology Department01First action: Rotate the neckHazard 1: Plaques are prone to detachmentSmoking, drinking, overeating all year round, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, lack of exercise and other conditions, their neck vascular wall is likely to have some unstable atherosclerotic plaque. If the head is turned indiscriminately, it may cause plaque rupture or thrombus detachment, leading to serious consequences such as triggering a stroke

As one grows older

The human body is prone to high blood viscosity

Therefore, the risk of thrombosis and thrombus detachment increases

To stay away from blood clots

Many circle friends often do some exercise

For example, turning your neck, standing up, and moving around

These circle friends should be careful!

There are 2 common actions to do

Easily causing blood clots to fall off instantly and block blood vessels

Serious or life-threatening!

What are the two common actions?

Xiaoquan will take you to have a detailed understanding!

Yu Liping

Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University

Chief Physician of Cardiology Department

01

First action: Rotate the neck

Hazard 1: Plaques are prone to detachment

Smoking, drinking, overeating all year round, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, lack of exercise and other conditions, their neck vascular wall is likely to have some unstable atherosclerotic plaque. If the head is turned indiscriminately, it may cause plaque rupture or thrombus detachment, leading to serious consequences such as triggering a stroke.

Hazard 2: Nerves are prone to compression

Turning your neck or swaying recklessly can easily cause the diameter of the cervical canal to decrease, causing compression of the spinal cord. In mild cases, upper limb pain and numbness may occur, while in severe cases, it can lead to walking instability, paralysis, and other consequences.

Hazard 3: Excessive cervical load

Twisting the neck appropriately can indeed relax the tense ligaments and release the pressure on the neck joints. But if you twist your neck too hard, especially if you already have cervical spondylosis, unauthorized movement may lead to ligament strain, cervical dislocation, joint contusion, and in severe cases, even paralysis.

Health tips:

Generally, cervical spine rotation does not cause serious consequences, but it is not recommended to randomly rotate the cervical spine with force, such as leaning back, leaning forward, bending left and right, or even twisting the entire head, to avoid discomfort.

If exercise is indeed necessary, you should go to the hospital for examination and confirm that there are no obvious organic changes in the cervical spine. Under the guidance of a professional doctor, perform some simple and local muscle relaxation movements.

02

Second action: Sitting for a long time and getting up suddenly

Hazard 1: Easy to cause thrombosis and embolism

Sitting and standing in the same position for a long time results in a relative decrease in lower limb muscle contraction activity. This causes a decrease in the flow rate of human blood and an increase in blood viscosity, creating conditions for the formation of deep vein thrombosis. If you suddenly move again at this time, such as getting up suddenly or swinging your arms significantly, it is easy to trigger unstable blood clots. Causes it to detach and cause thromboembolism, causing symptoms such as ischemia and hypoxia in the corresponding area. If a blood clot dissociates into the lungs, it may block the pulmonary artery and cause pulmonary embolism, and in severe cases, it can be life-threatening in a short period of time.

Hazard 2: Blood pressure is prone to fluctuations

After maintaining the same posture, sudden changes in posture can easily cause blood pressure fluctuations, leading to transient postural hypotension, which may result in insufficient blood supply to organs such as the heart and brain, dizziness, headache, or palpitations, as well as fainting and even inducing wind in the brain. This situation generally occurs in people who lack exercise and have relatively weak bodies.

Health tips:

For people who often sit for a long time, it is recommended to minimize the amount of time they spend sitting. They should consciously stand up and engage in activities every 40-60 minutes of sitting, but no matter what actions they take, they should pay attention to their gentle movements.

03

How to prevent blood clots in daily life?

1. Exercise appropriately

Avoid prolonged sitting and standing. If you need to stay in bed for a long time, pay attention to moving your lower limbs more. You can do more foot hook, brake pedal, and tiptoe movements.

2. Reasonable diet

Drink plenty of water, eat a low salt, low sugar, and low-fat diet, and eat foods rich in fiber; Maintain unobstructed bowel movements and try to avoid increasing intra-abdominal pressure due to difficulty in defecation, which may affect lower limb venous reflux.

3. Healthy lifestyle

Maintain a happy mood, control weight, quit smoking, avoid wearing tight shoes and socks, and avoid long-term oral contraceptives.

4. Protecting veins

Patients with underlying diseases must scientifically carry out nursing work well. Long term intravenous infusion patients should try to protect their blood vessels as much as possible and avoid repeated punctures at the same site. If necessary, suitable elastic socks can also be used to prevent deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs.

5. Preventive medication

Patients with hypercoagulable blood can receive preventive use of anticoagulant drugs under the guidance of a doctor.

6. Stabilize blood pressure

Hypertensive patients are a high-risk group for thrombosis, and the earlier their blood pressure is controlled, the earlier they can protect their blood vessels.

7. Relieve stress

Overtime, staying up late, and significant increase in stress can cause emergency arterial blockage, and even lead to occlusion, leading to myocardial infarction.

Part of the content is comprehensive from | Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health, Peking University People's Hospital, and Human Health

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