Is there any home devise for neck fusions

@yacoi
How long ago did you have fusion surgery and what levels? Were you prescribed pain medication and have you worked with your surgeon and pain management clinic to help manage pain? Have you had spinal injections and do you know the source/cause of your pain? Is the pain worse after surgery than before and have you felt any improvement having surgery?

I had the fusion about 15 years ago. Cervicals 4 thru 7. Yes, I had seen several orthopedists and pain management. I cannot take opiods. I take gabapentin and flexeril.
I did have several injections which only help for a short while. The pain is better after surgery.
I hope I answered your questions. Do you have any devise to recomment for the cervical pain?

@yacoi
Have you had a recent MRI of your cervical spine to see if you have new spinal cord/nerve root compression causing your pain? Is your pain isolated to your neck/shoulders or does it travel down your arms/lower body? Does it feel like nerve or muscle pain?

If you have pain caused by a compressed/injured nerve, you may be able to try nerve ablation for pain.

You may benefit from massage and acupuncture and there are TENS devices to help with pain. Also, lidocaine pain patches or roll-ons can help with pain temporarily. Voltaren gel can help with pain from inflammation.

You cannot use most electric devices around your neck. You don’t say why you had a fusion but if due to arthritis you need to consider if further deterioration is occurring causing you pain. PT is always my go to place for correct exercises and stretching. Have your providers been able to explain why you might continue to be experiencing pain?
I had L4-S1 fusion in 1990 and I have ongoing pain in my low back and hips. Aside from narcotic pain meds I do acupuncture, Myofascial release and massage to help relieve my chronic pain and spasms. There are no miracles but plenty of alternative treatments that can be effective.

Thank you for your advice. I do use an "electric device" like heating pads and similar. I have seen some provide massage. But difficult to choose.
Yes, PT, massage helps. But I live in a mountain town with very little choices for both PT and massage.
I'm glad you found alternative treatments.

Yes, I had a recent MRI. My pain is isolated to my neck. It feels both nerve and muscle pain.
One of my doctors suggested a nerve ablation. But I'm not sure about it, some people had very negative experience with it. Have you tried nerve ablation yourself?
I've tried lidocaines and Voltaren. I'd like to explore the TENS devices.
Thank you for your advice.

@yacoi
I never had an ablation but may need to consider it for my lumbar spine nerves at some point due to nerve pain. To do it successfully, they would need to test to narrow down which nerve(s) is the source of pain to do an ablation.

Did you read your MRI report? What does it show? Do you have osteophytes/bone spurs, disc bulges, compression of spinal cord/flattening? Your orthopedic doctor should be able to help narrow down the source of your pain. If there is new compression causing your pain, this needs to be addressed.

I developed worsening neck and shoulder pain 15 years after C5-T1 decompression and fusion. After all alternatives were tried I ended up with a Medtronic intrathecal catheter for opioids and baclofen. Because the put the catheter low in the back and my pain was in my neck, they pushed the catheter up as far as possible. I think they got to T4.

At first I did rather well with this therapy but then developed low back pain due to arachnoiditis, inflammation of the membrane around the spine. I had the device removed but arachnoiditis is permanent. If you are offered an intrathecal pump, make sure to research it thoroughly and ask lots of questions.

I'll talk to my orthopedic doctor again. They don't always explain well.
Thank you.

So sorry for all your spinal issues.
We do need to get second or more doctors opinions.
They are not always 100% correct.