What do I need to be aware of after scoliosis surgery?

  Scoliosis is a common deformity of the spine in adolescents. Mild scoliosis is not obvious in appearance, but in more severe cases, in addition to the deformity in appearance, it often produces discomfort in the lower back, affects cardiopulmonary function, and in severe cases, nerve symptoms in the lower extremities may occur, requiring surgery.  Patients often ask how long it takes to recover after scoliosis surgery. How can rehabilitation exercises be performed? How can I protect my spine so that scoliosis does not recur? These questions create problems for many post-operative, or even pre-operative, patients.  Surgical treatment of scoliosis is a form of treatment that uses an internal fixation technique to correct the scoliosis while stabilizing the spine in the area of the correction. Surgical orthopedics means that the shape of the patient’s back changes, so the postoperative back muscles have to gradually adapt to this change in shape, and the function of the back muscles has to be restored by means of rest and moderate activity. The use of braces helps to help the muscles rest while avoiding longer periods of bed rest. Generally, the brace is worn for 3 months after surgery, and the need to continue wearing it after 3 months depends on the patient’s recovery. The brace should be worn during daytime activities and not at night when sleeping. In addition, the training of the lumbar back muscles should be started at 1 month after surgery by five-point support and small swallow fly, which can be trained until 6 months after surgery.  About 2 months after surgery, if you feel that you have recovered well, you can gradually resume normal study and pay attention to maintaining normal sitting and standing posture. The recovery of sports should be gradual and should not be rushed. Generally, regular, non-intense confrontational sports can be carried out until about six months after surgery.