There are many taboos in the care of lumbar fractures. These three points need to be remembered

Generally speaking, fractures in the lumbar spine can easily cause paralysis in patients. Therefore, patients with lumbar fractures need to receive appropriate care during treatment, and the following three points are the most important to remember.

(1) Avoid blindly supplementing calcium

Calcium is an important raw material for bones. Some people think that supplementing calcium after a fracture can accelerate the healing of the fracture. However, scientific research has found that increasing calcium intake does not accelerate the healing of fractures. For patients with fractures who are bedridden for a long time, there is a potential risk of increased blood calcium, accompanied by a decrease in blood phosphorus. This is due to the fact that long-term bed rest inhibits the absorption and utilization of calcium on the one hand, and increases the reabsorption of calcium by the renal tubules on the other hand. Therefore, for patients with fractures, there is no lack of calcium in the body. As long as functional exercises are strengthened and activities are carried out as soon as possible according to the condition and the doctor's instructions, the absorption and utilization of calcium by bones can be promoted and the healing of fractures can be accelerated. Especially for patients who are bedridden after a fracture, blindly supplementing calcium is not beneficial and may even be harmful.

(2) Avoid eating too much meat and bones

Some people believe that eating more meat and bones after a fracture can help the fracture heal earlier. In fact, this is not the case. Modern medicine has proven through many practices that if patients with fractures eat more meat and bones, it will not only fail to heal earlier, but will delay the healing of the fracture. The reason is that the regeneration of bones after injury mainly depends on the role of periosteum and bone marrow, and periosteum and bone marrow can only play a better role under the condition of increasing collagen. The main components of meat and bones are phosphorus and calcium. If a large amount of meat and bones are consumed after a fracture, it will increase the inorganic content of the bone, resulting in an imbalance in the proportion of organic matter in the bone, so it will hinder the early healing of the fracture. However, fresh meat and bone soup tastes delicious and has the effect of stimulating appetite, so it is okay to eat less.

(3) Avoid partiality

Fracture patients often have local edema, congestion, bleeding, muscle tissue damage and other conditions. The body itself has the ability to resist and repair these, and the raw materials for the body to repair tissues, grow bones and regenerate muscles, form calluses, and remove blood stasis and swelling are various nutrients. Therefore, it can be seen that the key to ensuring smooth healing of fractures is nutrition.