Post-operative rehabilitation training treatment for cervical and lumbar spine

Recovery is a slow and steady process of regaining strength and regaining movement. As you gradually recover from back surgery, being clear about what your goals are will help stabilize you from becoming frustrated or rushed. Patience plus perseverance is the key to recovery. During the first few weeks The first few weeks at home will be uncomfortable with feelings of helplessness, fatigue, incision pain, tingling or numbness in the back and lower extremities. All of these sensations are natural as your torso heals and becomes more powerful, and then diminish as the nerves regain their strength. Don’t get frustrated and move around as much as you can without increasing your pain. Practice walking Walking after back surgery is the best exercise to strengthen your back and lower extremity muscles, improve your tolerance and relieve stress. Start by walking in circles around the house and take a few steps each day; you will find it effective to establish a goal. Establish a safe, achievable goal for yourself by talking to your doctor and rehab therapist. Don’t overdo it. Pain that lasts more than 2 hours after an activity means you are exercising too much. When you are in pain, slow down and watch your posture and movement. Six weeks after surgery, you can be well on your way to recovery, but be careful to continue to use the pain as a warning to slow down. Post-Cervical Rehabilitation Therapy: Patients should begin functional exercises as early as possible after cervical spine surgery. Cervical rehabilitation exercises can improve blood circulation in the patient’s neck and loosen adhesions and spastic soft tissues. Preparation posture: feet apart and shoulder-width apart, arms naturally hanging down, whole body relaxed, eyes level, even breathing, standing and sitting are both acceptable. Double palm rubbing neck: cross fingers on the back of the neck, rub back and forth from left to right 100 times. Look to the left and look to the right: head first to the left and then to the right, the amplitude should be large, in order to feel sore and swollen, 30 times. Before and after nodding: head before and then after, when the front stoop neck as far as possible to stretch forward 30 times. Rotating shoulders and neck: hands placed on both sides of the shoulders, palms down, both arms rotate 20-30 times from back to front, and then rotate 20-30 times from front to back. Look at the moon: head rotate to the left and tilt back as far as possible, look at the top left for 5 seconds, after recovery, then rotate to the right and look at the top right for 5 seconds. Hands to the sky: hands up over the head, palms up, look up at the back of the hands for 5 seconds. Release the eyes: hand back to the chest, the right hand outside, Laogong point overlap, false press Tanzhong, eyes look ahead, 5 seconds, collect the operation. After surgery for spinal cervical spondylosis, while the spinal cord continues to recover its function, the muscle strength and functional activities of the extremities should be actively exercised. Exercises for the upper limbs include shoulder, arm and wrist activities and fist clenching exercises, as well as training for fine hand movements, such as threading needles, tying clothes buttons, holding chopsticks, etc., or enhancing hand strength and flexibility through exercise ball exercises. Exercises for the lower limbs include contraction exercises for the quadriceps, leg lifting and kicking, etc. Patients can also practice walking with the accompaniment or assistance of family members and escorts to enhance the strength of the lower limbs and restore the function of the lower limbs as soon as possible. If the patient has difficulty in moving on his own due to heavy paralysis, the family or escort should actively massage the patient’s limb muscles and help the passive movement of limb joints to prevent disuse atrophy and joint stiffness. As the neck collar is worn for a long time after surgery, it can cause muscle atrophy and weakness in the neck collar. Therefore, postoperative exercises for the neck and collar muscles should be started as early as possible to improve the blood circulation of the neck and collar muscles, improve the symptoms of neck strain, prevent disuse atrophy of the collar and back muscles, and promote the recovery of muscle strength. If there are conditions, the above functional exercises under the guidance of a physical therapist, the effect will be better.