Tips for Orthopedic Life Care ■ Long-term use of computers is prone to cervical problems.
At present, with the popularity of computers and the Internet, many young students use computers for a long time, whether searching for information, writing reports, chatting or even playing games. On the one hand, sedentary causes excessive burden and pressure on the lumbar spine, which is easy to cause low back pain and pain. On the other hand, due to incorrect posture, various problems of cervical spine and chronic inflammation of myofascia of neck, shoulder and even upper back lead to headache, dizziness, stiffness of shoulder and neck and pain.
Sitting posture has greater pressure on the spine than standing posture, so it is recommended that sitting posture should not exceed 1 hour and get up and exercise. In addition, the incorrect sitting posture is often the posture in which the head leans forward, which will overload the cervical spine, resulting in problems such as cervical intervertebral disc, facet joints and intervertebral foramen. In soft tissue, it is easy to cause occipital muscle tension, neck muscle strain or spasm, shoulder and back myofascial inflammation and so on. It is more and more easy to see the X-rays taken by teenagers in clinic, and the phenomenon of degenerative diseases has long appeared. Teenagers themselves and their parents should pay special attention to the seriousness of the problem.
■ sprained ankle should be iced first.
During the summer vacation, children's outdoor activities increase, such as playing ball games, swimming, outing and climbing mountains, and their ankles are easily injured. How to properly handle it? If you sprain your ankle, you should ice it immediately, each time for 10~ 15 minutes, and every time for 1~2 hours, and raise the injured leg to avoid swelling. If you use hot compress immediately after the injury, it will make the swelling worse! Ice for 72 hours, and then change to hot compress according to the situation. Moreover, improper ointment massage is easy to cause secondary injuries.
After ankle sprain, you should go to a standardized professional hospital for examination to determine whether there are fractures, ligament injuries, joint dislocation, etc. Conservative treatment can be fixed, plus rehabilitation treatment, including ultrasonic and electrotherapy for instrument therapy, muscle strength training and proprioception training, which can not only really heal, but also prevent repeated injuries in the future.
■ Neck and shoulder pain
It is not advisable to turn your head and neck quickly.
The cervical vertebra is relatively small in the vertebral body, but its mobility is the largest, so it is easy to be injured due to improper movements. Such rapid circular movement is easy to cause muscle or ligament strain or disc herniation due to excessive activity. In addition, due to the continuous formation of excessive pressure on the cervical spine, hyperosteogeny is formed, which is also commonly known as bone spur.
The correct way to stretch the neck is to slow down, realize all-round and complete range of motion, stay at the end angle for 6 ~ 10 seconds, and then return to the original position. However, the stretching of muscles should be given appropriate strength according to the direction of muscles, and it should not be too large or swing back and forth at the final angle, so that it will not achieve the effect of fitness, but will strain.
■ Rest 100 days is not absolute.
It is generally believed that people need to rest 100 days after bone injury before they can recover. This statement reflects from one side that rehabilitation after fracture or ligament injury needs a long process. In fact, there are many misunderstandings in this statement. The healing time after fracture and ligament injury varies greatly with the location, degree of injury and treatment methods. In some cases, new treatment intervention is needed in the healing process, otherwise the injury will be difficult to recover after a long waiting time.
In the process of fracture and ligament repair, we should receive rehabilitation training according to the specific situation. Active and effective rehabilitation training can promote the healing process, otherwise waiting for 100 days will bring many complications. Patients after orthopedic surgery should participate in standardized rehabilitation treatment and training guidance immediately after surgery, because postoperative fixation and bed rest can easily lead to muscle atrophy and joint stiffness, and even decline of cardiopulmonary function. Therefore, at every stage of rehabilitation, appropriate rehabilitation exercises and treatments should be given, which may include muscle strength training, joint mobility training, proprioception training and gait training. And various instruments to treat and eliminate swelling and pain.