Dialysis, Weak Legs, Treatment

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Long term dialysis can cause a series of health issues to the patients including leg pains, bone pains, bone weakness and other bone problems such as osteoporosis, fracture, etc. That is why you are easy to get discitis after a fall. The series of bone problems are caused by both the kidney disease and long term dialysis. Since you have been on long term dialysis, it means that you have entered the end stage and your kidneys can not regulate the normal balance of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. Renal failure patients often develop high blood phosphorus and low blood calcium and a lot of calcium will be lost from the bones and the bones and legs will become weak.

You need to have a blood test to check your serum phosphorus and serum calcium levels, design a diet plan and some medications if necessary according to the test results.

Though dialysis can help remove excessive phosphorus from the blood, the problems can not be solved if the dialysis is not adequate. Therefore you can talk with your doctor to see if there is necessary to prolong the duration of each dialysis or increase the frequency of dialysis. Since dialysis can not prevent further loss of more kidney functions, more kidney functions will be lost and patients will become more dependent on dialysis.

Besides dialysis, here I recommend a more natural remedy for strengthening your legs and bones. It is Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. Since it can help promote blood circulation, repair damaged renal tissues and enhance kidney functions, excess phosphorus in the blood can be removed. It can also provide calcium to the patients and help build up the bones so as to make the legs stronger.