Rehabbing your muscles is what you should be doing!

After spinal tumor surgery, many patients feel that they have been “greatly injured” and need enough rest, and their family members also think that “one hundred days for the injured tendons and bones to move”, so that the patients can take more rest. In fact, the Chinese medicine saying that “the injured tendon moves the bones for a hundred days” refers to the whole recovery process is a hundred days, not a hundred days do not allow to move. In the first month after surgery, rest is the main focus, and after that, exercise is the main focus, especially muscle rehabilitation training. So, how should patients exercise scientifically? 1, patients can swim breaststroke, in the process of out of the water for air to exercise the back muscles; 2, as for abdominal exercise, due to the crunches intensity is too large, it is recommended that the patient to do some of the intensity of the exercise is slightly smaller, such as kicking. In addition, young adults can also consider doing flat support. Plate support is a muscle training method similar to push-ups, mainly in a prone position during exercise, can effectively exercise transverse abdominal muscles. Specific exercise methods are: prone, elbows bent on the ground, shoulders and elbow joints perpendicular to the ground, feet on the ground, the body off the ground, trunk straight, head, shoulders, hips and ankles to remain in the same plane, abdominal muscles tighten, pelvic floor muscles tighten, spine lengthening, eyes to the ground, to maintain uniform breathing. All in all, when performing rehabilitation training, it is necessary to measure the strength and progress gradually. Patients can gradually increase their activity by 10% to 15% each month. For example, if you start running 500 meters this month, and if you don’t feel any discomfort after the workout, you can train at the same intensity the next day, and wait until next month to increase to 550 meters. Doctor’s tip: During exercise, many patients worry whether some exercises cannot be performed. As a matter of fact, there are basically no contraindications to exercise after the bones in the spine have grown strong. One month after surgery, walking, up and down the stairs can be carried out; three months to six months after surgery, you can jogging, cycling; wait until the recovery is good, and can even climb the mountain without weight-bearing.