With the intensification of aging in China,osteoporosis in the elderly(SOP)has seriously threatened the life and health of the elderly,becoming a major public health challenge that needs to be solved urgently.Clarifying the pathogenesis of this disease is the key to prevention and treatment.Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the brain is closely related to the gate of life,and the gate of life belongs to the brain.The root cause of this disease is the loss of nourishment in the brain and marrow,as well as the decline of the vital fire.Modern research has found that acupuncture and moxibustion and traditional Chinese medicine prescription of warming and tonifying the vital gate can act on the hypothalamus and its target gland axis,regulate bone metabolism disorder and improve SOP symptoms.Therefore,the author attempts to explore the pathogenesis of SOP and the latest progress in traditional Chinese medicine prevention and treatment based on the theory of brain vital gates and relevant literature at home and abroad,in order to provide new prevention and treatment ideas for SOP.
关键词
脑命门相关/下丘脑/老年性骨质疏松症/中医中药
Key words
brain gate related/hypothalamus/elderly osteoporosis/traditional Chinese medicine