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Visiting Mayo Clinic | Last Active: Mar 21, 2023 | Replies (110)Comment receiving replies
@jenniferhunter, thank you for your information. I appreciate it. My son did find a lumbar disc replacement (L5/ S1) neurosurgeon at a hospital in Salt Lake City, where he lives. Since my son has lived in SLC for just a few years, he asked his physical therapist for a list of doctors. Also, I obtained patient reviews for neurosurgeons in the area. We chose the neurosurgeon with the highest, numerous reviews. The surgery occurred on May 18, 2021. So far, my son is glad he had the surgery performed. However, he continues to have sciatic pain every day. Some days are worse than others. My son made a follow-up visit with the neurosurgeon for today (Aug 9, 2021) to discuss whether this lingering pain is normal. I am waiting to hear what the surgeon has to say.
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@bjgwellness It's great to hear from you and I'm glad your son is doing well. I would like to pass on some other information that may be of interest. Surgery does create scar tissue, and scar tissue in the fascia which can be treated with myofascial release therapy. That is a specialized way to gently stretch fascia until it releases and remodels itself. I have done a lot of MFR work because of my spine surgery, and for another condition that I have that causes my chest to be too tight. There is a provider search on the myofascialrelease.com website.
The other link is about other issues with the pelvis alignment that can mimic spine problems. I remember my 3 month follow up from cervical spine surgery. I was still weak at that time. I hope his surgeon has some good advice for him. It may be too early to consider physical therapy, but I wanted to pass on the information in case it helps.
Here is our MFR discussion. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/\
Lumbar plexus compression syndrome https://mskneurology.com/identify-treat-lumbar-plexus-compression-syndrome-lpcs/