How to care for motor neurone disease

Motor neurone disease is currently the most difficult neurological disease to treat. Generally, after suffering from this disease, patients will gradually develop symptoms such as slurred speech, limited movement and difficulty breathing. Its traditional treatment method is to use drugs. Although oral drugs have certain therapeutic advantages, they cannot completely cure the disease. Only by combining drug treatment and nursing can the ideal therapeutic effect be achieved.

When it comes to the issue of how to care for motor neuron disease, it can be divided into different aspects such as functional exercise, respiratory care and dietary care. If you want to recover from an illness, all of these aspects of care are essential. Only in this way can the quality of the patient's treatment be guaranteed. The specific care methods are:

1. Management of the respiratory tract: Patients with upper motor neuron disease use mechanical ventilation, which cannot clear the respiratory tract well. They need to turn over and pat their backs regularly, inhale respiratory secretions, humidify the airway, perform tracheotomy aseptically, and pay attention to the safety of oxygen use.

2. Functional exercise: Patients all have varying degrees of muscle weakness or complete loss in different parts of their body. It is also very important to strengthen functional exercise to delay muscle atrophy and joint stiffness. Turn over and massage the limbs every 2 hours, move the joints, encourage the patient to actively clench his fists, do deep, slow and effective breathing exercises, exercise the respiratory muscles, ensure and maintain normal muscle function, and paralyzed patients should place their limbs in functional positions.

3. Health guidance: Motor neuron disease is a chronic, progressive disease, so self-care should be encouraged for patients and their families. Take the medicine on time as directed by your doctor and do not stop or change the time of taking the medicine at will. Keep warm and get enough rest to prevent colds, and keep simple first aid equipment at home, such as a home ventilator, suction pump, etc., for emergency use. Maintain communication with medical staff and obtain scientific guidance in case of emergency to avoid and reduce the occurrence of adverse consequences.

4. Diet care: Try to give high-protein, high-calorie, easily digestible diets rich in vitamins, eat small meals frequently, and strengthen the patient's nutrition. This can improve tolerance to the disease and have a positive effect on the disease.

After learning about the dangers of motor neuron disease, many friends are very afraid of the disease. In fact, if you can detect the symptoms of the disease in time and understand how to care for motor neuron disease, motor neuron disease can be cured by combining treatment and care. Therefore, please be sure to develop the habit of regular physical examinations so that you can better understand your physical condition.