Imaging this scenario: You’ve been suffering from chronic back pain for many months and you’ve tried multiple therapies, injections, medications, etc to no avail. The next step is to go and consult with the neurosurgeon who recommends a fusion of the vertebral segments that they determine are the source of your pain. They outline all the risks, chances [...]
Tag Archives: back surgery
Emerging controversy in spine surgery research
August 7, 2011 – 10:55 AM
By IPTS
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Posted in Spine Health
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Also tagged back pain, bellingham physical therapy, ed deboo, lumbar fusion
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The effects of prolonged bed rest on muscles of the spine and vertebral discs
October 14, 2010 – 1:38 PM
When I first graduated from PT school over 16 years ago, bed rest was still a very popular treatment for acute back pain. Luckily, over the years, the medical community has taken a much more “active” approach” to treating back pain. However, there is still a small portion of the medical field that believes in [...]
By IPTS
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Posted in Spine Health
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Also tagged back pain, back pain in the morning, effects of bed rest, lumbar fusion, movement is life, multifidus, physical therapy bellingham
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Is physical therapy needed after lumbar fusion? Well, it depends….
April 26, 2010 – 1:01 AM
I was just asked again over the weekend from a friend of mine who had a one level lumbar spine fusion if PT is needed after surgery to help with recovery. I asked him what his doctor had advised him and his reply from his surgeon was ”well, I don’t think you need PT, just don’t bend, [...]
By IPTS
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Posted in General
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Also tagged bellingham, lumbar fusion, physical therapy, washington
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