Rehabilitation exercises for thoracolumbar compression fracture include flying swallow back stretching, hip bridge, straight leg raising, etc.
Thoracolumbar compression fracture half to avoid strenuous exercise, within a year to avoid weight-bearing activities. Three months after the fracture, you can start the rehabilitation exercise, mainly for the recovery of low back muscle strength. It is best to use active exercise methods. Exercises can be used as follows:
1. Flying Swallow Back Stretching: Starting from the prone position, head and limbs are lifted upward, imitating the flying of a swallow, which can strengthen the strength of the back muscles.
2. Side-lying leg lifting: lying on the side of the bed, the upper side of the leg lifted, according to the actual individual lifted to the maximum, preferably between the two legs into a 90-degree angle, alternating between the two sides, you can train the buttocks and lumbar muscles, to achieve a certain training effect.
3. Hip Bridge Training: Starting from the supine position, the low back muscles exert themselves to lift the hips off the ground, like an arch bridge, which can strengthen the muscle strength around the spine and improve the symptoms.
4. Straight leg raise: lie flat on the bed, raise both legs at the same time, then slowly lower them, repeat.
Thoracolumbar compression fracture patients need to consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of a professional doctor for treatment and rehabilitation exercises.