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What are people's experiences with spinal fusion surgery?
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@marcd2k
Interesting on the locked muscle issue. As a patient it would make sense if the muscle could be manipulated to become looser. You will need to find a therapist who knows the process well; my PT works me over for about 45 minutes and she said she can feel the tightness in the back muscles. I have 4 more sessions then will see my surgeon mid June. I really don’t want a revision surgery and have to go through the long rehab again.
I’ll turn 79 in July and would very much like to lead a reduced pain life before I have to do the dirt nap!
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@zekeman1947 Thank you for writing. I've been to several PTs, two different ones this year. The one I was working with up until a couple of weeks ago (insurance only approves 24 visits, all done for the year already) was a specialist in scoliosis treatment. The therapist would dig into the muscles, and stated they feel a little looser during manipulation, however, that only lasts until the next day. They never stay looser, there's no improvement overall, and there's never any relief from the pain.
I feel the same way about additional surgery, as I have not been able to fully recover from spine surgery I had about 6 months ago because of my muscles locking up and the pain it causes. I enjoyed about a year and a half of retirement before this problem started, and now it has been about three years of daily pain.