joanbaloni
New User
4 posts since May 25th, 2009
New User
4 posts since May 25th, 2009
joanbaloni's posts
HI Alicia I am now 4 months post op (L4/L5 artificial disk and L5/S1 fusion) It certainly is a roller coaster both emotionally and physically, isn't it? I thought it would be a 2-week-and-back-at-full-speed deal - Instead I have found that the pathway is one that you must adjust to and evaluate every day, finding what works for you and allowing yo... more
Jen, please check out the egoscue methodology - they are seting me up for a proper healing through aligning my body properly- It has given me control of the pain issues, allowing me to move my body with far more range now and alleviating muscle generated pain, which is probably what is giving you tha main issues. A search on internet will get you t... more
hey! I found a solution - this is Joan from the getting better post above (3 mos. post op with L5-S1 fusion and L5-L4 artificial disc) I was amazed at the difference in my mobility, in just a few days, following the Egoscue system - guys, you gotta try it - after only a few days, I can bend down, get up and down easier, my quads are bulking up, pa... more
Here are the coping strategies I have learned after a March 20,2009 fusion at L5/S1 and an L4/L5 artificial disk:
1. Most of my pain 2 weeks post op was coming from muscles that were all knotted up.
when I effectgively atretched them, the pain subsided significantly. I do a piriformis stretch by, face down on soft surface, cross one leg under the ... more
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