Postoperative precautions for lumbar disc herniation

Patients who undergo simple nucleus pulposus removal for lumbar disc herniation generally recover quickly, and can turn over on the second day after surgery, at which point they can perform kicking exercises in bed to prevent nerve root adhesions and practice lifting their hips every day to increase the strength of the lumbar back muscles. 3-5 days later they can move around on the floor, but they need to wear a lumbar brace to protect their waist. If you are heavier, you can stay in bed for 1-2 weeks. 2 weeks for the wound to heal and the stitches to be removed (if it is an intradermal cosmetic suture, no stitches need to be removed). At this time, life can take care of itself. 1 month recovery is very good, you can walk regularly every day, according to their own recovery situation to continuously increase the time of standing and walking, reduce the time of bed rest, 1.5 months to remove the nucleus pulposus incision inside the basic healing. At this time, the hard waist brace can be changed to a softer waist brace, and the amount of activity can be increased appropriately. 3 months after basic healing, the waist brace may not be worn. For general office work, you can go to work 3-4 weeks after surgery. If you have light to moderate physical labor when you go to work, it is recommended that it is safer to go to work after 3 months. During the period, the following points should be noted: 1, to adhere to the lumbar back muscle exercise, bed hip lift, flying swallow movement and slow walking can be. You can’t be bedridden all the time, you are afraid of disc protrusion or wound problems, so that the low back muscles will atrophy and weakness, which is not conducive to recovery. 2, the amount of activity to decide according to their own situation, because each person’s condition is different, tolerance is not the same, so how much activity should be adjusted gradually according to their own situation, gradually increase the amount, to their own discomfort. 3, avoid bending and strenuous activities, avoid sitting and standing for a long time to prevent recurrence and aggravation of the herniated disc. 4. If you are not sure about some things you want to do, it is recommended to seek medical guidance. Don’t forget regular outpatient review. The advantage of outpatient review is that the doctor always knows your condition well, and can also guide your functional exercises to prevent some wrong practices and change some of your misconceptions.