Nursing care of functional exercise during the perioperative period of surgial treatment for lumbar disc herniation

Objective To explore the effect of nursing care of functional exercise during the perioperative period of surgial treatment for lumbar disc herniation.Methods 986 patients with lumbar disc hemiation who had been hospitalized during the period of January 2001 to December 2011 were included in this study.The patients in January 2001 to December 2006 were assigned to a control group and those in January 2007 to December 2011 were assigned to a study group.The study group received prone position training,back muscle exercise,and training for cough,expectoration,and bed excretion to adapt postoperative lying in bed for a long time and avoid the occurrence of complications.After anesthesia,the patients received instruction for straight leg raising and flexion of hip and knee exercises.They performed functional excerise of low back muscle according todifferent surgical procedures.Results During a follow-up of 1 to 10 years,the rate of patients who developed nerve root adhesion,muscle atrophy in the affected lower limbs,or phlebothrombosis in the lower limbs,and who needed repeated surgery due to recurrence were lowered and length of hospital stay was shorter in the study group than in the control group.Conclusions For the patients with lumbar disc herniation,perioperative functional exercise can prevent postoperative adhesion of the nerve root,lower limb muscle disuse atrophy,and deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremities,and shorten length of hospital stay. Key words: Lumbar disc herniation;  Perioperative period;  Functional exercise;  Nursing