Sudden acute cerebral infarction after massage! Doctors remind: Don't press this position randomly

Arm pain, neck soreness... these minor problems must have been encountered by everyone. For milder ones, you can apply medicine and rub them yourself, and for more serious ones, you can massage them . But it should be noted that some places cannot be pressed whenever you want.

Recently, a woman in Shenzhen sent herself to the hospital and suffered an "acute cerebral infarction". What happened?

Recently, 42-year-old Ms. Peng (pseudonym) was eating breakfast when she suddenly found that she could not close her mouth or move her feet, so she was rushed to the emergency department of the hospital.

Guo Fei, deputy chief physician of the Department of Neurology at Shenzhen Union Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, said that the patient was a woman in her 40s who had right-side hemiplegia and could not speak when she came. After receiving the patient, she underwent an emergency CT scan, which ruled out bleeding and considered an acute ischemic stroke , which is what we usually call cerebral infarction .

01

Good

Why did I suddenly have a cerebral infarction?

The doctor said, to put it simply, Ms. Peng’s blood vessels were blocked, causing brain tissue to be infarcted and unable to function, so her right half of the body became paralyzed.

"We found that a very important large blood vessel, the carotid artery, was completely blocked. The situation was quite critical at the time, so we gave her an intravenous thrombolysis. During the operation, we found that her carotid artery was dissected. Combined with the history of massage her family told us, we believed that the dissection was caused by massage," said the doctor.

Ms. Peng said that she did have the habit of massaging her neck . A few days before the incident, she felt a stomachache and pain in her neck, so she hammered her neck hard. She had a headache and a tearing sensation for the next few days. She also felt a little numb and weak on the right side of her body. But she thought it was no big deal, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

Who knew that it would actually block the blood vessels?

Fortunately, it was treated in time, and now Ms. Peng can move the right half of her body again. She was discharged from the hospital on the eighth day after the operation. The doctor reminded: Do not massage the neck too casually.

Guo Fei, deputy chief physician of the Department of Neurology, Shenzhen Union Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology: Every year, our hospital receives cases of vascular dissection caused by external forces, especially massage and improper fitness. Because the blood vessels in our necks are very weak, improper massage can tear the inner layer of the blood vessels . After the tear, a dissection will form. When blood enters the dissection, the tear will become more severe, leading to blockage of the blood vessels and causing stroke.

Doctors point out that there are many other reasons for neck pain besides cervical spondylosis. You should go to a hospital or a regular rehabilitation center for professional diagnosis to find the root cause and treat it accordingly. Don't press randomly!

You should develop good living habits and massage your neck moderately. If you experience limb weakness, slurred speech, decreased vision, crooked mouth corners, double vision, etc., remember not to delay and go to the hospital to see a doctor immediately!

Source: Guangdong Minsheng DV Scene