How should amputees exercise?

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The physical exercise of paraplegia can not only ensure the normal metabolic activity of muscle, but also prevent muscle adhesion. So what is the effect of physical exercise on the rehabilitation of paraplegic patients? Let's share my experience with you.

How should amputees exercise?

Prevention of complications: the most common complications of paraplegia patients in the early stage are bedsore, urinary tract infection, pneumonia and thoracic vein embolism. Urinary tract infection is the most harmful to life. Physical exercise in the early stage of paraplegia is helpful to strengthen the function of healthy muscles and paralyzed muscles, increase abdominal pressure and strength of abdominal muscles, reduce residual urine volume with the help of abdominal pressure during urination, and avoid urinary tract infection.

To ensure the normal metabolic activity of muscles: paraplegia patients often have vascular motor nerve dysfunction, affect the normal blood circulation, limb swelling easily. Through physical exercise, it can promote the blood circulation of limb muscles, increase the blood return flow of muscles, help to discharge muscle metabolites, prevent edema, ensure normal physiological activities of muscles, and maintain a certain degree of tension and contraction strength.

Early exercise can prevent joint adhesion and ligament contracture: physical exercise can increase joint activity, promote blood circulation of tissues around joints, strengthen metabolism, reduce adhesion and edema of muscles and ligaments, maintain certain flexibility and physiological toughness of joints, prevent joint capsule contracture, and maintain normal joint function.

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Prevention of limb osteoporosis: muscles and bones are in a state of complete "Relaxation" for a long time, which is prone to disuse muscle atrophy and osteoporosis, and serious pathological fractures may occur. Physical exercise can make bones and muscles subject to certain strength stretch stimulation, improve the supply of nutrition, are conducive to adjusting the body's positive nitrogen balance, prevent calcium loss, and maintain the normal structure and function of bone.