Minor lumbar compression fractures are usually not allowed to get out of bed for 20 days.
Only 20 days of recovery for the vast majority of people with minor compression fracture can not reach the clinical healing standard, at this time the bone is still not solid, and did not form a solid trabecular support, if you get out of bed, the fracture can not bear the weight of the body, which can lead to delayed healing of the fracture, and the more serious can even cause the fracture of the second compression.
Minor lumbar compression fracture in active treatment for about a month, according to the patient’s recovery and the doctor’s diagnosis, can be in the lumbar protection of the fixation, support the crutches out of bed for simple activities. The time of sitting rest or standing walking should be strictly limited, and bed rest is still the main focus.
Patients with minor lumbar compression fracture for 20 days should actively follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, and should strictly adhere to bed rest treatment when not healed, and should not get out of bed on their own.