Can you walk with a fractured lumbar spine?

Lumbar spine fracture can not walk, because after the lumbar spine fracture, early need strict bed rest, braking, lumbar pillow and other measures, in order to make the fracture no longer displacement, no longer cause new damage. Otherwise, if the patient walks on the ground too early activities will lead to spinal cord injury, spinal cord injury will lead to lower extremity motor, sensory, bowel movement, urination, and sexual dysfunction, which is often referred to as paraplegia. Therefore, for a period of time after the lumbar spine fracture, within 8-12 weeks, that is, within 2-3 months can not walk like a normal person, you can do functional exercises in bed, and then after the fracture is completely healed before you can walk on the ground.