Q It's been six months since I gave birth, but my knees still feel cold like postpartum wind illness. If it doesn't heal even with time, will it last forever?
A Postpartum wind illness symptoms mostly improve with early management, but they can be slow to recover if left untreated for a long time. Even if it started a while ago, it can improve well by replenishing qi and blood and addressing the cold.
Detailed Answer
Coldness and pain that begin after childbirth usually improve over time if cared for well early on. However, if you overexert yourself while recovery is still incomplete or keep being exposed to cold, the symptoms can linger, leading many people to worry, \"Won't this last forever?\" Even after six months it is not too late, and you can expect meaningful improvement by raising your reduced recovery capacity.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
In Korean medicine, long-standing postpartum wind illness is seen as a state in which depleted qi and blood have not recovered and cold has settled into the joints. So rather than looking only at the painful area, we take time to tonify (bo) the depleted qi and blood and release the congealed cold, so that the joints circulate warmly. Dongjedang does not stop at relieving symptoms; we set the standard of recovery as restoring a bodily foundation that does not relapse.
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