In recent years, patients with lumbar disc herniation are increasing day by day, and tend to be younger and younger, which seriously affects people\'s study and work. Lumbar disc herniation is a syndrome caused by disc degeneration, annulus fibrosus rupture, nucleus pulposus protrusion stimulation or compression of nerve roots, cauda equina nerve, and is one of the most common causes of back and leg pain.
The following will be a brief introduction to the rehabilitation nursing of lumbar disc herniation, patients according to the requirements of rehabilitation treatment, can better accelerate rehabilitation.
First, bed rest time
Patients can sleep on a slightly harder mattress to reduce the pressure of body weight on the intervertebral disc, which is conducive to the retraction of the protruded intervertebral disc, increase the peripheral venous return, and also conducive to the nutrition of the intervertebral disc. Coupled with the natural absorption of the protruded intervertebral disc, the edema can be removed, the inflammation can be subsided, and the damaged fiber ball can be repaired.
Stay in bed for no more than a week
Lumbar disc herniation generally speaking bed not more than a week, you can start to increase the time in bed but do not need absolute bed. Gradually you can begin normal activities, less bending, less exercise, and less work.
Sleep in the correct position
Sleep on a firmer mattress and take a supine position with high legs and bent knees to reduce the strain on your spine.
Second, combined with simple exercise to speed up recovery
When the patient\'s symptoms have improved significantly, the straight leg is raised and simple leg exercises are performed. Twice a day, each time to see the patient\'s physical condition, basically can be maintained in 15 minutes.
Third, a healthy diet with meat and vegetables
Because patients stay in bed for a long time, intestinal peristalsis will be slowed down, and because they do not want to bother their families, and inhibit defecation, it is easy to cause constipation, patients should eat more fruits, vegetables and other foods containing cellulose, drink more water to prevent constipation.
Iv. Daily protective measures
Patients should not wear high heels to avoid damaging the stability of the lumbar spine, should wear the appropriate hardness of elastic soles of shoes, can buffer vibration, prevention and treatment of low back pain;
Develop regular exercise habits, such as walking, swimming and other aerobic training;
Adhere to the lumbar and back muscle function exercise, and gradually carry out spinal active exercise under the protection of waist circumference after the condition is stabilized. Can be pressed: forward flexion after extension, left and right side flexion, left and right rotation, ring rotation, supine flying swallow procedure for exercise;
Use the waist to protect the waist for 2-3 months, and develop good work, study, living posture and stress habits, avoid long walking, sitting, standing.
Stand with your back straight, and walk with your head up and your chest out as far as possible to avoid hunching over. The seat should keep the upper body straight, the waist and back flat and not forward bending, the seat should choose a hard back to support the waist and the most ideal, should not sit too soft sofa, or no backrest chair stool. Do not sit for too long. Change your posture regularly and do short relaxation exercises.
Five, mental health guidance
Patients with lumbar disc herniation due to temporary or long-term loss of ability to work, easy to produce complex psychology, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes satisfied, sometimes disappointed. Effective speed and easy to repeat and other characteristics to adjust the patient\'s mood, comfort and encouragement, so that patients feel hope, while calling on their families to give family support, so that patients are more confident, so as to overcome the negative tears.
For patients with lumbar disc herniation, bed rest and functional exercise are extremely important, patients can not only rely on injections and medicine, through non-surgical effects, rehabilitation exercise, can also achieve satisfactory curative effect.