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Cervical Posterior fusion from C-3 thru C-7,

Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 23 2:50pm | Replies (26)

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I would lay off the bike riding. You're constantly bending over while needing to pull your neck up to see. Prior to my surgery, any time I had to bend over it was too painful. Even after surgery this is still difficult for me to do. If you google "is biking good for your neck" you'll see many reports like this "While cycling can help strengthen muscles and improve endurance, the position of the neck during cycling can cause neck pain. The head is positioned forward of the shoulders, which can increase stress on cervical tissues and muscular activity." Given you're already experiencing neck pain, this may be one of the worst activities for you right now. No wonder you're having increased symptoms. If your doctor prescribed muscle relaxers, you might get some relief from the spasming this likely caused. Try a heating pad as the heat will increase blood flow to the area. And alternative with ice can decrease inflammation. My heart goes out to you. Owie!

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Thank you for your response, I believe you are right. Although it’s an upright bike, and I sit straight, I think I must be trying to reduce the weight on my lumbar spine by leaning forward. My core just isn’t strong enough yet. I feel I made an error waiting so long to have my surgeries, the doctors all told me to put off a fusion until the pain is too much. 10 years before my first fusion, then two and a half years again for my successful second. I will concentrate on building up my core again in other ways.
A tale of caution to everyone who reads this, don’t let fear of surgery keep you from trying to get better. Yes sometimes it doesn’t help, but it often does!