What’s wrong with lying down all the time after paraplegia?

Paraplegia may be caused by poor blood circulation, digestive disorders and other conditions. Paraplegia refers to the disease of partial or complete loss of motor and sensory functions of the trunk or lower limbs due to neurological dysfunction caused by spinal cord injury in the thoracic, lumbar or sacral segments. Generally speaking, paraplegic patients have no mobility in the lower half of their body and are bedridden for a long period of time. Difficulty in lying down may be caused by sensory dysfunction, numbness and pain, or poor blood circulation due to prolonged bed rest, which requires regular turning or massage to promote blood circulation in the limbs. It is also possible to carry out active or passive functional repair to prevent stiffness of joints and muscle atrophy, and long-term bedridden may appear pressure sores and other complications easily secondary infection, so relatives should be allowed to carry out regular sports massage care. At the same time paraplegia may appear digestive disorders, reflex neurogenic bladder and urinary incontinence of these conditions, the same will make the patient daily discomfort, so still need to target these conditions to care.