As paraplegic patients are paralysed in their beds for long periods of time, paraplegic limbs can easily become rigid and, in serious cases, not even move at all. People who move or stretch their limbs at this time often feel less resistance, which is called reduced muscle tension.
As the disease continues to develop, there will be a marked rise in muscle tension, and the increase in muscle tension will indicate a phenomenon, which is also an indication that muscle is gradually recovering. However, there are cases of patients who, with increasing muscle tension, gradually restrict their physical activity and are prone to convulsions, which is a barrier to their rehabilitation and poses considerable difficulties for their rehabilitation.
In general, it is common for patients to experience increased muscle tension during the recovery period, which is also the reason why the patient suffers from rigidity and stretching.
In everyday life, we often see the phenomenon of the lower limbs entangled and the upper limbs baskets, which is the result of excessive muscle tension, which seriously affects the physical activity and body beauty of patients.
The degree of increase in the muscle tension varies according to the degree of paralysis, but both persist. The feeling of rigidity tends to be heavier in the morning, with less activity; cold or dark, and warm or clear.
How can the problem of excessive muscle tension and rigidity be mitigated?
In order to mitigate the effects of increased muscle tension on physical activity, care should be taken at an early stage of paralysis to protect body function and passive physical exercise, as well as to begin active exercise as early as possible during the recovery period. Active movements should be supplemented by passive movements when they are not yet within the range of joint activities.
At the same time, attention should be paid to the need for step-by-step, non-consensual and excessive exercise, whether passive or active. Unattainable functional requirements cannot be met forcefully. For example, when the joint is not straight, it cannot be pulled, and when the lower leg is not muscled, the patient may not be forced to stand up and drag away, otherwise it may cause muscle and lubrication, or even joint disengagement.
It’s easier when the patient can move on. While maintaining the massage, as the muscles improve, the scope of the joints can be gradually increased and the muscle tension gradually reduced. Reminds us that in this process, attention is also to be paid to the level and volume of movement, which would still cause motor damage.
In order to improve the problem of overstretching and rigidity of the body, it is necessary to use appropriate means of rehabilitation in the treatment and rehabilitation process, and to maintain rehabilitation, to constantly reduce the problem of overstretching and to constantly restore the physical ability of the patient.
