How to rehabilitate cervical spine patients after surgery?

  The rehabilitation of cervical spine patients after surgery is very important because the surgery itself is a traumatic process, and a poor recovery will greatly affect all aspects of the patient’s work, study and daily life. After the traumatic reaction period of surgery, if the condition is stable, rehabilitation training can be started. The first step is to perform some deep breathing exercises, which can prevent lung infection, and some small-scale joint movements at the distal end, such as fist clenching, dorsiflexion and extension of the foot, etc. For patients with spinal cord cervical spondylosis who have pre-operative symptoms of impaired motor function of the extremities, the above mentioned movements can be done in a passive way. During the recovery period, the movement of the limbs should be gradually transitioned from the prone position to the semi-prone and sitting position, followed by the activity of getting out of bed. Hand activities such as finger pairs, finger splitting, grasping and other movements should be focused on training; lower extremity training first through straight leg finger height, lower extremity weight lifting, extension and flexion activities to strengthen muscle strength and joint range of motion, and gradually with the help of crutches, canes, lower extremity functional brace and other simple brace devices to start training standing, stepping, and then transition to walking.