If you are fused to sacrum, can you wiggle your hips? Specifically -- If you were doing the cha-cha or mambo, would anyone else know it?
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I can do the cha-cha and mambo well enough that I don't think anyone would know that I'm fused, but I can't do a lot of the zumba movements.Karen
Surgery-Jan. 5, 2011-Dr. Lenke
Fusion T-4-sacrum-2 cages/5 osteotomies
70 degree thoracolumbar corrected to 25
Rib Hump-GONE!
Age-60 at the time of surgery
Now 66
Avid Golfer & Tap Dancer
Retired Kdgn. Teacher
See photobucket link for:
Video of my 1st Day of Golf Post-Op-3/02/12-Bradenton, FL
Before and After Picture of back 1/7/11
tap dancing picture at 10 mos. post op 11/11/11-I'm the one on the right.
http://s1119.photobucket.com/albums/k630/pottoff2/
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I can't shake/wiggle my hips separately from the rest of my torso, but I can kind of move the whole thing. No pelvic thrusting, tho! Lol.age 48
80* thoracolumbar; 40* thoracic
Reduced to ~16* thoracolumbar; ~0* thoracic
Surgery 3/14/12 with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis, T4 to S1 with pelvic fixation
Broken rods 12/1/19; scheduled for revision fusion L1-L3-4 with Dr. Lenke 2/4/2020
Not "confused" anymore, but don't know how to change my username.
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Originally posted by Confusedmom View PostI can't shake/wiggle my hips separately from the rest of my torso, but I can kind of move the whole thing. No pelvic thrusting, tho! Lol.
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I guess I'm used to it. It doesn't feel weird. Just something I cannot do. Imagine yourself in a hard-plastic or metal brace. That's what it feels like. You can move the muscles on the surface, but the bones don't move.age 48
80* thoracolumbar; 40* thoracic
Reduced to ~16* thoracolumbar; ~0* thoracic
Surgery 3/14/12 with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis, T4 to S1 with pelvic fixation
Broken rods 12/1/19; scheduled for revision fusion L1-L3-4 with Dr. Lenke 2/4/2020
Not "confused" anymore, but don't know how to change my username.
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The side to side movements feel more natural, but the zumba movements I'm talking about are more the front and back hip movements that I can't really do. I still go to Zumba classes and at least feel like I'm getting a work out (I stay in the back row) On a brighter note, I am tap dancing in the front line!Karen
Surgery-Jan. 5, 2011-Dr. Lenke
Fusion T-4-sacrum-2 cages/5 osteotomies
70 degree thoracolumbar corrected to 25
Rib Hump-GONE!
Age-60 at the time of surgery
Now 66
Avid Golfer & Tap Dancer
Retired Kdgn. Teacher
See photobucket link for:
Video of my 1st Day of Golf Post-Op-3/02/12-Bradenton, FL
Before and After Picture of back 1/7/11
tap dancing picture at 10 mos. post op 11/11/11-I'm the one on the right.
http://s1119.photobucket.com/albums/k630/pottoff2/
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Originally posted by Confusedmom View PostI guess I'm used to it. It doesn't feel weird. Just something I cannot do. Imagine yourself in a hard-plastic or metal brace. That's what it feels like. You can move the muscles on the surface, but the bones don't move.
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Originally posted by golfnut View PostThe side to side movements feel more natural, but the zumba movements I'm talking about are more the front and back hip movements that I can't really do. I still go to Zumba classes and at least feel like I'm getting a work out (I stay in the back row) On a brighter note, I am tap dancing in the front line!
And it'd good to hear you can still participate in Zumba even if you can't thrust those hips forward and back!
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The best way I can describe how I felt post fusion closely related to how I felt when I wore my Boston brace as a child. It was quite odd to remember after all these years. I am 3 months post op and am surprosed at how well I can move already... although my husband may disagree with that statement (if you know what I mean )Scheduled for surgery with Dr. Lenke Oct. 2012
53*T 71*L
Surgery 10/05/2012 T4-pelvis
Correction: looks perfect! Will find out how perfect at future appointments
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