Exercise methods for optic neuromyelitis optica mainly include functional exercise, continence function training, swallowing training and so on.
Rehabilitation treatment is helpful to promote the functional recovery of optic neuromyelitis optica patients, improve the living condition, enhance the ability of self-care, prevent complications such as bedsores, help patients improve the quality of life, and better integrate into the family and social life, and it is an important treatment method to help patients recover function.
1. Functional exercise: passive training for those with low muscle strength, including joint mobility training, massage, position change and other training. When the patient’s muscle strength has recovered to a certain degree, active training will be carried out, including joint mobility training, muscle strength training and upright walking exercise.
2. Urinary and faecal function training: promote the recovery of patients’ urinary and faecal function, common such as anal lifting exercise, pelvic floor muscle training, urination training.
3. Swallowing training: for patients with swallowing disorders, such as exercising the palatopharyngeal closure function, massaging the soft palate and other methods to promote the recovery of swallowing function.
Patients can also cooperate with physical therapy, such as pulse intermediate frequency electrotherapy, ultra-short wave, etc., to help patients shorten the course of the disease and reduce the sequelae. It is recommended that patients under the guidance of a professional doctor for treatment, to develop individualized training programs, do not blindly self-training, to avoid adverse consequences.