Sometimes you have to restrict patients that have had multi-level lumbar fusions in their activity. In general, once somebody heals, pain is more their guide than anything else. So if they feel fine, they can do whatever they want.
Month: April 2025
Staying Active After Fusion Surgery
April 29, 2025Essential Questions to Ask Your Spine Surgeon Before Surgery [Infographic]
April 25, 2025Spine surgery is a significant medical procedure, and understanding what to expect can help ease concerns and ensure a smoother experience.
Before surgery, your spine surgeon will explain the specifics of your procedure and the recovery process, providing clarity on what lies ahead. The cost of spine surgery varies based on factors like insurance, the type of surgery, and the facility, so discussing this with your surgeon’s office is crucial.
Every procedure comes with risks and benefits, and a trusted surgeon will offer a transparent assessment of potential complications, recovery timelines, and success rates to help you make informed decisions. Recovery expectations differ depending on the surgery type and personal health factors, and knowing what to anticipate can help you plan. While alternatives are typically considered first, surgery is recommended only when it offers the best outcome.
Ultimately, your surgeon will discuss how the procedure can improve your quality of life, both immediately and in the long term.
Staying Active After Neck Surgery
April 22, 2025
For most patients that have had surgery in their neck, they have very little in the way of limitations once they’ve healed. And they can range from none to just common sense precautions.
Helping Patients Conquer Their Fears
April 16, 2025
One of the things I found helpful in my practice for patients that are understandably concerned or or hesitant to have surgery is when possible to give them an opportunity to talk to one of my patients who has had a similar surgery in the past, ideally recently, and then they can go over and discuss what their experiences were like.
And often if they see a patient in in the office who just had surgery a couple weeks before and is walking around, fine, obviously sometimes with pain, that sets a lot of their fears at ease.
The Success Rate of Spinal Surgery
April 9, 2025
Surgery in the neck, when performed from the front, and patients only need one or two levels, is one of the most successful surgeries of all surgeries performed. What that means is after a patient typically has a herniated disc in the neck that ultimately they need surgery for, if years later they get another herniated disc.
It’s very common for them, even though they were initially very scared about surgery, to want to proceed to surgery very quickly simply because it’s usually a quick outpatient procedure with a high success rate.