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Anyone else pleased with their spinal fusion outcome?
Spine Health | Last Active: May 24 12:56pm | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
Thank you Nadia. Well you're a PT so you are well-armed with knowledge. I do agree with you that different PTs and trainers all have different ways to teach or coach for the same outcome. I've been with my trainer since 2021 and I truly believe he knows more about my body and my conditions than I do. I do ask him a lot of questions though, and I think that communication is very important with a PT or trainer, just as it would be with a Dr.
You mentioned your bad lower back and difficulty working your legs. Can you do seated presses for your quads, and/or seated hamstring curls? I've had bouts of sciatica and an MRI revealed very tight lower back muscles, so I stretch those now.
And I have a question. Do you know a way to stretch the ITB without crossing feet and bending forward? I had been doing that for 40 years, and then last month (and four weeks after a THR), I did the stretch, had my palms on the floor, and dislocated my hip..... It was my fault - I should not have crossed my feet and should not have bent my hips more than 90 degrees. Painful lesson learned. Fortunately the ER Dr popped it back in with closed reduction - and a good dose of ketamine for me!
Joe
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There is a certainly a huge spectrum of skills and approaches within Physiotherapy. I enjoy seeing different ones to get different perspectives and ideas. I cannot do leg strengthening in sitting I believe because the collapsed disc impinges worse on the nerve root in a seated position, add increased intra-abdominal pressure. Fortunately there is plenty I can do in standing and lying down that doesn’t as easily worsen my radicular and discogenic type pain. My peripheral joints are completely fine which helps!
There are more ways to stretch your ITB. I have had good success with foam rollers and massage, sparing positions that could cause your hip instability. Talk to your PT about that?