Rehabilitation of people with direct spina is essential to improve the condition, maintain joint function and improve the quality of life.
Swimming is the preferred sport for people with direct spina. As the floating power of the water reduces the pressure on the spinal column and joint by body weight, the patient is freer in the water. Swimming positions such as frog swimming and free swimming have been able to exercise muscles throughout the body, including back, neck, shoulder, hip and legs. For example, when a frog swims, the movement of his arms and legs is effective in increasing the strength of his limbs while stretching out the spinal column; the movement of the side of a free swim contributes to the slanting and rotation of the spinal column. Patients can exercise swimming for about 30 minutes or two times a week.
Yoga is also a good way to recover. Some of these specific configurations are tailored to help patients. For example, a cat-cow type, a patient’s hands and knees, bows and stretches his back like a cat, an exercise that increases the flexibility and resilience of the spinal column and promotes its stretching. The lower dog type, with the body in the “V” shape, stretches the back of the leg and back muscles and relieves the spinal pressure. There is also a stand-up equilibrium of mountain positions, trees and the like, which enhances the leg and waist and improves body balance and attitude. Patients can perform three to five yoga exercises per week for 30 to 60 minutes each to choose the appropriate shape and strength according to their physical condition.
The stretching exercise is also very useful for people with high-relationship spina. Simple spinal stretching can reduce rigidity after morning or long breaks. Patients can stand up, have their feet wide with their shoulders, stretch their hands up, stretch them up as far as they can, for 10 – 15 seconds, and repeat them several times; they can also stand on their backs, bend their knees, hold their heads up and lift their spines 10 – 15 times. In addition, a side bow stretch can stretch hip and waist muscles and improve joint activity.
Power training is equally important. Patients can perform simple muscle reinforcement exercises, such as deep crouching, with both feet wide or slightly wide with their shoulders, slowly down to the thigh and the ground, before standing up, and enhancing muscle strength in the legs and hips. The flat-bed support, with elbows and feet to support the ground, maintains a straight line of body, exercises abdominal, shoulder and arm muscles to provide better support for the spine.
It should be noted that rehabilitation exercise should be gradual and avoid overwork and intense physical activity. In the event of increased pain or other discomfort during exercise, it shall cease immediately and consult a doctor. At the same time, regular exercise must be maintained in order to be able to achieve better rehabilitation in the long term.
In short, people with direct spina syndrome can better live with the disease and improve their quality of life through self-management in positions, sports, etc.
