Is there a difference between rehabilitation and orthopedics?

The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine is different from other clinical departments in that our "enemy" is not disease, but the many dysfunctions caused by disease and trauma; and our goal is not only to "cure" disease, but to bring patients back to their families and society. There are many patients who do not know when to rehabilitate after an orthopedic disease or sports injury, and this article will provide some guidance so that you will never go to the wrong clinic again.

Do I need rehabilitation before surgery? Rehabilitation department plants the seeds of rehabilitation

A lot of studies at home and abroad have confirmed that for common elective orthopedic surgeries, such as cervical and lumbar spine surgeries and joint replacements, preoperative rehabilitation can effectively improve the patients' postoperative limb functions and reduce the occurrence of complications, thus shortening the treatment cycle and lowering the patients' financial burdens. The goal of preoperative rehabilitation is to restore the patient's normal joint mobility and strength, and to get rid of the symptoms such as adhesion, swelling and pain as much as possible; at the same time, it helps the patient to master the methods of self-exercise and resumption of life skills such as walking after surgery, so as to lay a good foundation for intra-operative and postoperative rehabilitation and to be fully prepared. So, when you are ready to have an elective orthopedic surgery, you can go to the rehabilitation department to register first.

Unsatisfactory postoperative function? Orthopedic review preferred rehabilitation medicine

Post-operative orthopedics may be left with pain, spasticity, limb heaviness and weakness, unsteady walking and easy to fall, soft knees and difficult to hike as well as a decline in the ability to daily life, etc. In the surgical department review is not considered for the time being the second surgery, rehabilitation medicine will be integrated application of exercise therapy, physical factor therapy, manipulative therapy, medication, etc. to improve the above dysfunction; if the If secondary surgery is considered in the review, rehabilitation therapy can also be performed to maintain or improve some of the functions while waiting for surgery.

Rehabilitation should be done after surgery!

In developed countries, orthopedic or sports injuries are routinely treated with rehabilitation after surgery. In China, although the resources for rehabilitation medicine are limited, it is still recommended that patients do not neglect postoperative rehabilitation. Nowadays, a high percentage of cases of tissue adhesion occurs in joint surgery, and a large number of studies have shown that early postoperative rehabilitation intervention can largely improve and avoid the occurrence of dysfunction and complications, enabling patients to return to normal life earlier and better. In other words, early registration for rehabilitation after surgery can provide a more reliable guarantee for postoperative functional recovery.

Is surgery not the answer? Rehabilitation accompanies you through the difficult years

In some major diseases, such as spinal cord injury, cervical and lumbar spondylosis spinal cord, nerve compression, peripheral nerve injury, etc., surgery can only release the compression, while nerve recovery is a long process. The Department of Rehabilitation will use a comprehensive approach to try to solve the problems of paralysis, spasticity, diabetic disorders, etc., but also for the patient to return to life using the functions left behind, the patient's living environment, such as the transformation of training and guidance.

No surgery for minor ailments? Rehabilitation Department to help you solve the small worries of life

There are a number of ailments that are more common than not: neck pain and back pain after a long time on the computer, knee pain after walking a long way up the steps, mouse hand tennis elbow shoulder, foot broken for a long time or pain and swelling, lumbar disc protrusion pain when sitting down ...... These ailments may not be enough to the extent of the operation, the need to Conservative treatment, the rehabilitation department will use drugs, physical therapy, exercise therapy and a series of means to help you solve the small worries of life.

What about osteoporosis? The Osteoporosis Clinic of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine has a solution~

Osteoporosis is a common problem among the elderly population and postmenopausal women, and the obstacles that osteoporosis brings to a person are quite large: unsteady walking and needing to be in a wheelchair, easy to fracture bones, needing someone else to take care of you in life, and lower back pain ...... Regular visits to the Osteoporosis Clinic of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, annual review, and treatment with a combination of medication, physical therapy, and exercise therapy will help you improve your osteoporosis status and related dysfunction, and effectively avoid the occurrence of fragility fractures.