Postoperative rehabilitation of elbow joint injury
1, And most patients have fractures, which bring certain difficulties to treatment. Even if the condition is relieved after surgical treatment, if patients do not receive rehabilitation treatment after surgery, it will seriously affect their postoperative recovery. So what is elbow joint injury and how to carry out postoperative rehabilitation treatment? Below, I will introduce the relevant content to everyone.
The elbow joint is one of the most prone areas of dislocation injury in the human body, and most patients have fractures, which pose certain difficulties in treatment. Even if the condition is relieved after surgical treatment, if patients do not receive rehabilitation treatment after surgery, it will seriously affect their postoperative recovery. So what is elbow joint injury and how to carry out postoperative rehabilitation treatment? Below, I will introduce the relevant content to everyone.
What is elbow joint injury?
The elbow joint is mainly composed of the humeral ulnar joint (a pulley joint composed of the humeral trochlear and ulnar trochlear), the humeral radial joint (a ball and socket joint composed of the humeral head and radial joint concavity), the radial ulnar proximal joint (a cylindrical joint composed of the radial facet joint and radial notch), and some auxiliary structures: the radial collateral ligament (located on the outer side of the elbow joint capsule, surrounding the radial head from both anterior and posterior directions, and terminating at the posterior end of the ulna), the ulnar collateral ligament (located on the inner side of the elbow joint capsule, starting from the medial epicondyle of the humerus, distributed in a fan shape until the posterior end of the ulna), and the radial circumferential ligament (distributed in a ring shape, surrounding the radial head from both anterior and posterior sides, i.e. the outer side, attached to the posterior end of the radius). Wait. Mainly serves to reinforce joints. The elbow joint in the human body is a typical compound joint, with the anterior and posterior sides of the joint capsule being relatively thin and relaxed, while the left and right sides are relatively tight. However, elbow joint injuries are often caused by external impacts or exceeding the normal range of motion of the elbow joint during exercise, physical labor, or outdoor activities, resulting in excessive extension and twisting of the elbow joint, causing damage. Common types of injuries include intra-articular or extra articular soft tissue injuries, elbow ulnar tears, radial collateral ligament tears, joint capsule tears, and even fractures. The main symptoms include elbow pain, swelling, and limited joint movement.
What are the postoperative rehabilitation methods for elbow joint injuries?
1. Fixed therapy: Conventional fixed braces such as plaster, restraint straps, and fixed orthopedic braces should be used after surgery. Fixing the injured area of the patient, restricting their movement, promoting wound healing, can also effectively prevent secondary injury to the patient's elbow joint, and prevent further deterioration of the patient's condition.
2. Drug therapy: After surgery, appropriate drugs can be given according to the patient's condition to promote recovery, such as drugs that promote tissue growth in the body (growth factors, etc.), painkillers for patients with strong pain, and anti-inflammatory drugs for some patients who may experience inflammation and swelling after surgery. These drugs can effectively alleviate the patient's pain, swelling, and other symptoms, as well as prevent postoperative complications such as infections. In addition, according to the patient's recovery situation, some traditional Chinese medicine and topical ointments that promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and pain can be given appropriately, which can have the effect of clearing meridians, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, promoting wound healing of patients, and postoperative joint function recovery.
3. Physiotherapy: After surgery, some physical methods can be used for physical therapy, such as microwave irradiation, acupuncture and moxibustion, cupping, etc. By stimulating the acupoints or muscle tissue, it can promote local blood circulation, harmonize qi and blood, dredge the meridians, and assist the patient to expel cold and moisture from the body, thus regulating the patient's body state, improving the patient's self-healing ability and self resistance, providing good healing conditions for the wound, and thus promoting the patient's postoperative recovery.
4. Lifestyle habits: After elbow joint surgery, patients should maintain good lifestyle habits, mainly including dietary habits and daily routines. After surgery, patients should avoid eating spicy and stimulating foods, as well as some fried foods, which can cause poor wound healing. Therefore, patients should have a light diet, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and timely supplement the vitamins and minerals needed by the body. In addition, patients should reasonably match their diet and eat more high protein foods. These foods can timely supplement the nutrients needed by the patient's body, promote the growth of tissue cells in the patient's body, and accelerate postoperative recovery. Patients should also maintain good sleep habits, with a sleep time of about 7-8 hours, mainly because the organs and tissues of the human body are usually repaired during rest, and then provide vitality for the body. Therefore, sufficient sleep can accelerate the repair and recovery of the patient's wounds. Healing. However, some patients may experience anxiety and depression due to excessive worry about their condition, leading to poor sleep quality and even insomnia. For such patients, they can seek the help of a psychologist for timely psychological counseling. They can also soak their feet or drink a glass of milk before going to bed, which can effectively improve their sleep condition and enhance sleep quality,
5-joint activity therapy: After surgery, patients can undergo elbow joint activity training according to their own physical condition to promote the recovery of elbow joint function. (1) Buckling training: The patient adopts a sitting posture, then faces the inside of the injured arm towards the body, then holds the healthy arm and stretches the wrist of the other arm outward. The hands resist each other, gradually increasing the gravity, causing the elbow joint to slowly contract inward until the patient experiences mild pain. Stop increasing the strength, and then maintain this posture for 5-10 minutes, twice a day. The patient can also use elastic bands for exercise, with the same effect. (2) Stretching training: The patient adopts a sitting position, supports their elbows on a tabletop, and slowly extends their front arm flat. Then, according to their recovery and bearing capacity, the patient can appropriately tie some material around their wrist to increase the weight of their hands and perform load training. At the beginning, the weight can start from 0.5kg, gradually increase, and then maintain it for 5-10 minutes, 1-2 times a day. (3) Rotation training: The patient adopts a sitting position, then places their front arm on the table, holds the dumbbell with their hand, and flips it to the left and right sides. Each flip should reach the limit they can bear, repeated 20 times, gradually increasing the number of flips. (4) Upper limb strength training: Stretch your arms and hands straight, press down on the wall with both hands, then push the wall hard, stretch your hand muscles, hold for 30 seconds, and repeat.
How to prevent elbow joint injuries?
1. Improving dietary habits can prevent elbow joint injury by consuming more vitamins and calcium in the diet, reducing calcium loss, maintaining bone and joint hardness, and maintaining the activity of surrounding cellular tissues, thereby preventing elbow joint injury.
2. As most patients with elbow joint injuries are caused by exercise and physical labor, we should perform appropriate warm-up exercises before engaging in the above activities. Wear appropriate protective gear during exercise, such as elbow pads and sports tape, to protect the elbow joint. Exercise in moderation and avoid putting too much pressure on the elbow joint. If you want to perform weight-bearing training, it should be done gradually and under the guidance of a professional. After exercise, massage the elbow joint and gradually increase the degree of gravity to promote the repair of joint ligaments.
3. Maintain good sleep habits and avoid staying up late. Long term staying up late can reduce the activity of tissue cells around the elbow joint, which can easily cause elbow joint damage.
4. Long term smoking and excessive alcohol consumption should be avoided as much as possible, because harmful substances in tobacco and alcohol can have an impact on the body, thereby damaging various functions of the body, deteriorating physical fitness, and reducing the hardness of joints in various parts of the body, leading to damage.
5. If the elbow joint is unfortunately injured, it should be promptly treated at the hospital. Do not handle it at home on your own, as it may miss the best treatment time and worsen the elbow joint injury.
Summary: Although the elbow joint is one of the most vulnerable joints in the human body to injury, and the prognosis of surgical treatment is not ideal, it seriously affects the postoperative recovery and daily life of patients. However, patients can achieve postoperative recovery through drug therapy, exercise therapy, physical therapy, etc. mentioned above, which can effectively improve the prognosis of patients. In addition, we can also effectively reduce the occurrence of elbow joint injuries and maintain a healthy body through the above prevention methods. That's all for my science popularization. I hope it can help everyone.
Release time: June 3, 2021 01:27:26.450Z Source: "Healthy World" Issue 5, 2021 Author: Gou Guangmao [Introduction] The elbow joint is one of the most susceptible parts of the human body to dislocation injury
