Hi,
I am past the 6-month milestone since my surgery.
I wake up every day with a strange pain around the fusion. I am not sure what is the cause of pain: muscles weakened, tense muscles, under-stretched muscles.I have been very careful on this first six-months by restricting movement on the fused are to the limit and by limiting bending, twisting and lifting to a T. Now I have loosen up this limitations and I would like to combat pain by exercising myself.
Sometimes I feel like my spine has been put on a jail. It is not a long fusion- t3 to t10 with ten screws an two rods. It feels like I am in a cage, but I am lucky because indeed I am as my fusion is on the rib cage.
Anyway, the most reliable source I have found online was this: http://orthoinfo.org/PDFs/Rehab_Spine_5.pdf
It is a spine conditioning program proposed by AAOS (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons). I am not sure if it is adequate for scoliosis surgery rehab.
What do you guys think?
Tips for managing pain ( no meds-based) are welcome.
I am 30 years-old.
I am past the 6-month milestone since my surgery.
I wake up every day with a strange pain around the fusion. I am not sure what is the cause of pain: muscles weakened, tense muscles, under-stretched muscles.I have been very careful on this first six-months by restricting movement on the fused are to the limit and by limiting bending, twisting and lifting to a T. Now I have loosen up this limitations and I would like to combat pain by exercising myself.
Sometimes I feel like my spine has been put on a jail. It is not a long fusion- t3 to t10 with ten screws an two rods. It feels like I am in a cage, but I am lucky because indeed I am as my fusion is on the rib cage.
Anyway, the most reliable source I have found online was this: http://orthoinfo.org/PDFs/Rehab_Spine_5.pdf
It is a spine conditioning program proposed by AAOS (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons). I am not sure if it is adequate for scoliosis surgery rehab.
What do you guys think?
Tips for managing pain ( no meds-based) are welcome.
I am 30 years-old.
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