Good treatment for paraplegia includes allopathic treatment, rehabilitation treatment and other treatment methods.
1. Causal treatment: such as fracture requires enlargement of the spinal canal and decompression, dislocation requires repositioning, compression by tuberculosis or tumor requires decompression, etc. Meanwhile, combined with medication, such as paraplegia caused by acute myelitis, it can be treated with medication such as methylprednisolone, dexamethasone, etc., and at the same time, use of neurotrophic medication such as murine nerve growth factor.
2. Rehabilitation: Early rehabilitation includes respiratory care, active or passive joint mobilization, selective muscle strength training, postural training and daily living activities training; middle and late rehabilitation includes recumbent exercises, turning exercises, from recumbent to seated exercises, seated balance exercises, seated mobility exercises, reclined bed standing therapy, wheelchair training and wheelchair functional activities training.
3. Other treatments: such as the use of orthopedic devices, for paraplegic patients, the use of cervical braces and hand orthopedic devices can be used to help fix the neck and improve the function of the hand, as well as psychotherapy, occupational therapy, functional electrical stimulation and other physical factors.
Patients with paraplegia should insist on rehabilitation training with the help of their family members and under the guidance of professional physicians and rehabilitation therapists, as well as maintain an optimistic mindset in order to promote the maximum recovery of limb function.