How does lumbar compression fracture treat

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Lumbar compression fractures are mainly caused by osteoporosis in some elderly people, and may also be caused by repeated compression, but no matter what the reason is, treatment is the most important.

How does lumbar compression fracture treat

First, according to the causes of formation, lumbar compression fractures are divided into traumatic and spontaneous. The former refers to the compression fracture of lumbar vertebrae caused by indirect violence such as longitudinal compression force or hinge fracture force; the latter refers to the spontaneous formation of lumbar vertebrae caused by pathological reasons such as osteoporosis, degeneration, infection and tumor.

Second: thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures are mostly in the lower thoracic and upper lumbar segments. Patients with back pain, dare not move, can hinder standing and walking. If the degree of compression is severe, the spinous process or ligament of the posterior column is damaged, resulting in local kyphosis, or swelling and ecchymosis.

Third: the conservative treatment of lumbar compression fractures mainly includes hard bed braking. Lumbar compression fractures in the injured waist external application of lumbago Fu zhengtie, waist back straight, can relieve pain. It belongs to the healing period within 3 months after the injury, and it can be mainly bed rest exercise. The short time of rehabilitation should be carried out as soon as possible, and it can be carried out 1-2 days after the injury.

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Don't think it's just some small problems after getting old. If you don't pay attention, it will cause spinal cord injury.