Can high paraplegia be recovered? Nursing is particularly important

To recover from high paraplegia, not only treatment is needed, including psychotherapy, daily treatment, clinical rehabilitation, physical therapy, etc., but it is also inseparable from good care, including safety care, functional exercise, rehabilitation guidance and dietary care. Only the combination of these two can recovery be achieved.

1. Treatment methods

Different conditions require symptomatic treatment of high paraplegia.

1. Psychotherapy: Develop a psychotherapy plan based on changes at different psychological stages, using a variety of methods including individual, group, family, and behavioral.

2. Daily treatment: mainly daily living activities, occupational labor movements, and craft labor, so that high-level paraplegic patients can adapt to the needs of personal life, family life, social life and labor after discharge.

3. Clinical rehabilitation: Use nursing and medication to prevent the occurrence of various complications. Some therapeutic clinical treatments can also be performed to alleviate symptoms and promote functional recovery.

4. Physical therapy: mainly to improve the joint activities of the whole body and strengthen the remaining muscle strength, as well as balance and coordination movements, body position exchange and transfer movements, and physical therapy.

5. Rehabilitation project: some necessary braces can be customized to practice standing and walking. In addition, some special tools such as walkers can be equipped to compensate for functional deficiencies.

2. Disease Care

High paraplegia refers to transverse lesions occurring at a higher level of the spinal cord. Once high paraplegia occurs, we should go to a regular hospital as soon as possible to treat it reasonably. We should also provide better treatment and take good care of the patient in life.

1. Safe care.

Patients with high paraplegia have lost skin sensation, have difficulty in moving, and suffer from great psychological fluctuations. They should usually prevent accidental injuries such as burns, falls, and bruises, as well as accidents such as self-harm and suicide. When there is no one to take care of the patient, various utensils should be easily accessible to the patient and items should be placed securely. Patients should have a sense of self-protection, maintain a good mental state, and reduce all injuries.

2. Functional training and rehabilitation guidance.

During the bedridden period, the patient should be turned over frequently to prevent bedsores, and massage and passively move the parts and limbs that have lost motor function to maintain the functional position of the joints. According to the requirements of rehabilitation and the patient's specific situation, the training intensity should be gradually increased to increase muscle strength and coordination training of the nervous system, and enhance the patient's endurance and willpower.

3. Dietary care.

Patients with high paraplegia often suffer from long-term constipation due to long-term bed rest and anal sphincter incoordination. Therefore, they need to adjust their diet and eat more vegetables, fruits and fiber-rich foods to relieve constipation. They should not rely on drugs. In addition, you should pay attention to food hygiene and nutrition, avoid overeating, and avoid causing diarrhea. Because patients lose control of their bowels and have difficulty moving, once diarrhea occurs, it will cause a lot of difficulties for patients and their families. Avoid spicy and sour foods, as well as cold and raw foods.