Breaking through traditional methods and overcoming rehabilitation bottlenecks! A new microsurgical technique - peripheral nerve balance surgery - has achieved better and faster recovery effects for conditions such as difficulty walking, toe picking, basket carrying hands, foot sagging, and foot inversion caused by hemiplegia and cerebral palsy sequelae

From the displacement of the healthy side neck 7 to the exchange of the left and right neck 7, and then to peripheral nerve balance surgery... 'Medical technological progress benefits the people' has once again become concrete

Message from a netizen

Upon seeing this new technology, netizens expressed, "This is my favorite technology and hard work..." Patients were even more excited, "Finally waiting for you

The new technology has matured and is being developed

As a key discipline unit of microsurgery in Henan Province, Zhengzhou Renji Hospital has always kept up with the forefront of medicine and has introduced and matured this technology. As the person in charge of this technology in clinical practice, Vice President Zhang Songjian said, "Peripheral nerve balance surgery, in simple terms, is to lower overly excited nerves.

therapeutic principle

Intraoperative: Under a high-power microscope and with the help of neurophysiology, excessively excited nerve bundles are identified and released to reduce the transmission of nerve excitation signals. This allows the extensor and flexor tendons of the upper or lower limbs to find a new balance point;

For example:

Overexcited nerves transmit 100 "signals", but after release, the transmitted "signals" become 60. The excitability of the nerves decreases, causing the extensor and flexor muscles that control the arms and legs to find a new balance;

So: situations such as difficulty taking steps, toe scratching, basket carrying hands, foot sagging, and foot inversion can be clearly and quickly improved.

The previously overexcited nerves immediately decrease in excitability due to relaxation, so symptom improvement can quickly manifest: before treatment, the arm was a "basket carrying hand", but after treatment, it can complete varying degrees of extension and flexion; Before treatment, walking in circles in the lower limbs can be significantly improved after treatment

Target audience

1. Limb spasms, increased muscle tone, and hemiplegia caused by stroke/cerebral infarction, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, etc; 2. Upper limb "basket carrying hand", difficulty in extending and grasping fingers, lower limb foot inversion, walking in circles and other functional disorders;

Dean Zhang said, "The entire surgery is short and usually takes about 30 minutes. Just make one or two 2-5cm incisions near the bend of the arm or leg, and use neurophysiological monitoring to accurately locate the overly excited nerve bundles and release them

In Renji, patients who came here out of admiration have achieved ideal improvement after receiving treatment from Vice Dean Zhang Songjian. Their feedback is that they can walk more freely and move their arms more flexibly. In the past, it used to hurt to walk with their toes on the ground, but now it doesn't hurt anymore

Breaking through tradition: better and faster recovery, overcoming rehabilitation bottlenecks

The sequelae such as hemiplegia and increased muscle tone caused by stroke/cerebral infarction/cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral palsy and other diseases have always been a difficult problem in the medical field. Traditional rehabilitation methods not only have a long cycle, but also have little effect on severe spastic limb disorders, while conventional treatment and surgery have many limitations.

Dean Zhang said, taking "hemiplegia" as an example, we all know that most of the current "hemiplegia" patients are mainly caused by cerebral hemorrhage: for mild to moderate cases, early rehabilitation can achieve a relatively good effect; However, for moderate to severe cases, the rehabilitation effect is very limited;

Especially, with the passage of time, symptoms may gradually worsen and deformities such as basket carrying hands and foot inversion may occur. However, this situation cannot be effectively improved through rehabilitation training.

Over time, patients will lose confidence in recovery and life, which also increases the financial and caregiving burden on their families.

In response to this issue, colleagues in the medical field have developed a new treatment technology through continuous innovation and research - peripheral nerve balance surgery, which has greatly improved this situation and problem.

This technology uses minimal trauma and precise treatment to achieve good improvement in limb mobility and coordination, with more precise and rapid recovery effects. It can also improve the quality of life of patients and reduce various burdens on families.

Keeping up with the forefront: Enjoy the latest technology at your doorstep

Renji, which has been established for more than 20 years, not only develops and optimizes new technologies on its own, but also keeps up with the forefront of medicine, introducing the latest technologies at the fastest speed with keen insight, just so that patients can enjoy them at their doorstep.

This time, Vice Dean Zhang Songjian not only introduced and matured the new microsurgical technology of peripheral nerve balance surgery, but also formed a strong alliance among the three major disciplines of "Surgery III, Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation Medicine"

A collaborative system of peripheral nerve balance surgery, orthopedic techniques, and systematic rehabilitation training has been formed: Surgery 3: By correcting abnormal nerve signals, reducing excessive muscle tone provides a good foundation for limb function recovery;

Collaborative treatment among three universities

Orthopedics: using orthopedic surgery to correct pre-existing limb deformities; Rehabilitation Medicine Department: Consolidating therapeutic effects through personalized rehabilitation training... aims to enable patients to achieve multiple improvements in physiological functions and life abilities through a "collaborative system"

The most direct beneficiaries of the rapid development of technology and medical technology are patients, who can not only treat diseases that were previously incurable or had poor results, but also have definite recovery effects and more treatment options for patients

Keeping up with the forefront of medicine, innovating and optimizing technology, allowing people to enjoy the latest technology at their doorstep, Zhengzhou Renji Hospital has been taking action