Why are female friends prone to lower limb weakness after they are over 50?

<> people reach middle age, and they no longer have the same walking as they did when they were young in terms of mobility of their legs and feet, but they must not think that this is a normal phenomenon after getting older, because at this age, the body may have a variety of large and small problems at any time, and these problems may also lead to unfavorable movement of the legs and feet. Many women in their fifties will walk quickly and are a little tired, not as sharp as before, what is the reason?

The reason why a woman in her fifties feels weak when she walks

1.Menopausal syndrome

With the doctor's intuition, for women around 50 years old, the first thing that comes to mind must be menopausal syndrome, which is due to a series of clinical manifestations brought about by women's menopausal ovarian dysfunction, decreased estrogen content in the body, and the body is not adapted in the short term, but these manifestations are not specific, and everyone will be different. In addition to muscle aches and leg weakness, there are usually hot flashes and sweating, insomnia, dizziness, anxiety, frequent urination, urgency, increased nocturia, memory loss and difficulty concentrating.

2.Cerebral infarction

If you have a chronic underlying disease such as high blood pressure or diabetes, and you have weakness in one leg when walking, you need to be alert to the possibility of cerebral infarction.

Because in some types of cerebral infarction such as lacunar cerebral infarction, the symptoms will be mild, and the initial stage may only be manifested as limb weakness or numbness, mostly unilateral, and transient ischemic attack may also suddenly appear during the feeling of weakness in the legs, once these symptoms appear, you need to call 120 to the hospital as soon as possible, because time is the brain!

3.Electrolyte imbalances

The electrolytes in our body such as potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, etc. are also important substances for maintaining nerve and muscle stress, and if the potassium and sodium levels in the body drop, the excitability of muscles will also decrease, so muscle weakness will occur.

4.Osteoporosis

Although it is not common for osteoporosis to appear in the 50s, due to the decrease in bone density and increased bone fragility, patients can also show weakness in the lower limbs, and may even fall or fracture.

5.Lumbar degeneration or knee disease

The spinal canal may be narrowed during lumbar degeneration, and when the sciatic nerve is compressed, it can also cause weakness and numbness in the legs, especially when walking with weight or walking for too long, which can be partially relieved with appropriate rest.

Knee arthritis or knee cartilage damage may also have the phenomenon of weak legs when walking, which is usually called "playing soft legs".

In the case of gradual decline of various functions in the female body, overwork, lack of adequate rest or excessive exercise, it is very easy to lead to the appearance of weakness in the lower limbs.

I think part of the reason is that it is due to overwork, and then various functions are gradually declining, and then it is necessary to pay more attention to rest in daily life, and to do a good job of cold protection and warmth measures in the knee joint.

Over the age of 50, many women are either in the menopausal transition or have already gone through menopause. The decline in ovarian function and the lack of estrogen levels can cause some changes in a woman's body. Postmenopausal women are particularly susceptible to osteoporosis and weakness in the lower limbs.