How long is the recovery period after scoliosis surgery? What do I need to pay attention to?

  The recovery period after scoliosis surgery varies from person to person. For a typical scoliosis surgery, you can be on the floor in two or three days after surgery, discharged from the hospital in six or seven days, resume school after a month, and return to work in six weeks. For major surgery such as a full spinal osteotomy, the recovery period may take 2 to 3 months.  After scoliosis surgery precautions should be divided into the following aspects: 1, after surgery early, early need to wear braces to ensure that its internal fixation will not fail, in addition to pay attention to the normal healing of the wound to prevent infection; 2, strengthen nutrition, because scoliosis surgery is relatively large, the recovery period is relatively long, early to increase nutrition; 3, when lying in bed to frequently change position, the upper body and lower body Turning together, that is, axial turning, is to protect the early internal fixation support problem. In the later stages, if the wound heals well, the patient can already move to the ground, it is recommended to increase some muscle function training. Specific training methods need to be decided according to the type of scoliosis and the extent of the surgical stage, there will be specialist rehabilitation physicians in the hospital to guide patients on how to exercise; 4, brace wear, brace wear the main function is to ensure that the scoliosis orthopedic bone healing, to prevent internal fixation failure in the vertebral fusion stage. Most cases need to wear about 3 months, in addition to the brace wearing process, to take into account the brace wearing on certain bony prominence caused by pressure sores, pressure factors. Therefore, when wearing the brace on the bony protrusion, we should pay attention to the protection with cotton pads or towel-like soft things to prevent the brace from causing pressure damage to the skin; 5, rehabilitation treatment, after the removal of the brace, you need to do the back back muscle or back and neck muscle exercise according to the professional physician’s recommendation. This exercise needs to be done in a scientific way, that is, under the guidance of a rehabilitator or professional spine surgeon.