Nursing of lumbar fracture

In daily life, we should protect ourselves comprehensively, which will be very helpful for the prevention of physical diseases. Many diseases are caused by irregular life, which leads to the decline of physical fitness and the occurrence of some diseases, such as colds, fevers, skin diseases, and stomach diseases. These diseases are very easy to occur. How to care for lumbar fractures?

Many people are not very clear about the nursing methods for lumbar fractures. When lumbar fractures occur, there are good treatment methods, but during treatment, the care of patients is also very critical. How can we do it well?

Nursing care for lumbar fractures:

1. Functional exercise:

For patients receiving conservative treatment, the necessity and importance of lying on a hard bed and early back muscle exercises should be explained in detail to gain their cooperation. A thick pillow can be placed on the fracture site to hyperextend the spine, and the treatment goal can be achieved through lumbar and back muscle exercises. After the incision drainage tube is removed, patients undergoing surgical treatment can perform contraction and relaxation exercises on the quadriceps femoris on both sides of the lower limbs and gradually start strength training of the waist and back muscles. It should be done according to the patient's age, injury, physical condition and mental state. Try to get it within 3-6 weeks after injury.

Fully meet the functional training requirements.

2. Self-psychological adjustment:

After 2-3 months of the disease, some functions of paraplegic patients improve slowly, and they are prone to despair that they will never recover and will become disabled. At this time, the patient's self-psychological adjustment ability and the care and encouragement of family members are particularly important. Nurses should inform patients that functional recovery from such diseases requires a long process. With the cooperation of patients and their families, nurses should develop an effective rehabilitation plan, training methods, and explain expected goals.

Enhance patients' confidence and recommend that those who are able to do so transfer to community rehabilitation treatment.

3. Prevent lung infection:

Paraplegic patients may develop aspiration pneumonia due to long-term bed rest with few changes in body position and shallow breathing. Change body positions frequently to allow the lungs to move on their own; encourage patients to do whole-body exercises, such as chest expansion exercises, deep breathing, effective coughing movements, and regular turning over and patting the back to promote the elimination of secretions and phlegm in the lungs.

The above is a detailed introduction to the care of lumbar fractures. You can completely follow the above methods in the care of lumbar fractures. This will be of great help in improving such problems and allow the body to recover well.