#110 Lumbar Fusion Surgery. Can you exercise?

In this video Doctor Andrea Furlan explains which exercises people can do after they have lumbar fusion surgery.

Dr. Furlan is a pain specialist in Toronto Canada. She is a physiatrist (specialist in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation). She holds a medical degree from the University of Sao Paulo and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Toronto. She has 30 years of experience helping people with chronic pain to get better quality of life.

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ALERT: This video is not intended to replace medical advice. If you think you have a condition that is causing you pain, please consult with your doctor to get a diagnosis and a treatment plan for you. The intent of this video is only for educational purposes. If there is any emergency, go to the nearest emergency department or call an ambulance. CLOSED CAPTIONS in this video have not been professionally verified.
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[geneolexson]

I am so greatful I had my fusion done and can walk and do my martial arts at 57. I also have 2-hip, 1-Knee replacement. These surgeries keep us out of wheel chairs

[sharmisthapancholi]

Thanks for good, educational video.🙏🌹💕

[sharonwaller]

Are there videos and/or books by Dr Furlan?

[Trainfeastfast]

Lmao this is such bullshit. Prehab! Lmao I trained daily, I’m a trainer. This video is so discouraging to people who really need this surgery and it’s fear mongering.

[TSKseattle]

Because I CAN'T exercise without squeezing the disc and buckling my legs. Maybe you should walk in our shoes before you tell us how to live.

[FusedandFit]

Great video with VERY accurate information, at least as far as it relates to my situation. I have had five back surgeries, the last two were fusions. I'm fused from L3 to S1 (also have a double neck fusion and my right big toe is fused, not to mention 4 knee surgeries, 3 shoulder, and two ankle) and exercised a great deal before, even though I could barely walk. It made the recovery much better. I workout regularly 1) because I love it, and 2) because it's necessary. There is almost always something you can do. I had to have my second back fusion because of additional disc problems that should've been fused the first time that weren't. My last back fusion was in 2014, and it's going very well. I still have pain and discomfort at times, it's just how it is after you start having back problems, but I still workout, still play some sports, hike, mountain bike, ride motorcycles and more. Back fusion is far better than the low quality of life I was living before the fusions.

[toadranger]

I’m 6 weeks past my double fusion and laminectomy’s. You are obviously anti surgery and I have clearance to do light gym workouts with my back supported and so far my pain and numbness has decreased by about 60% and should continue to get better as the nerves heal. I would have been constantly tortured with pain masking shots and never ending pain and therapy. I also completely stopped prescriptions after 10 days.

[greg]

its all good til it fails, then you got metal impinging your nerves crippling you burning and you will wish you died, dont forget being labeled a drug addict for looking for relief, even with the scars and MRI's to prove.

[warleyleal]

I did lumbar fusion about 10 months ago. Although I'm much better than before my surgery, after cycling (mountain bike) I feel my back really bad. I can assure, lumbar fusion should be avoid if possible. After the surgery, my performance as an amatuer cyclist never more has been the same!!

[angelheart.]

I just had a two stage spinal reconstruction surgery. They went in through the front to replace two fractured and disintegrating lumbar vertebraes with donor femur bone. Two days later, they went in from the back and fused me from T12 all the way down. That was two weeks ago. I'm in an enormous amount of pain right now but I'm determined to work hard to strengthen my body. I am now standing upright and am able to walk. I was bed and wheelchair bound before this. Thank you for this video. It has made me realize how much work I have to put into this life altering change.

[Gregostang]

I workout and lift over 275 pounds now I have had a level 3 lumbar fusion I get pain in hip now for compensating the spine but the bdt thing I ever did was get back to building my core otherwise I was couch bound. Move get up do anything. Wilkyout

[iTsTHumpa]

I had a seizure while driving on the freeway, crashed into a giant pole on the passenger side going 80mph, where my sons mom was sitting. She broke her spine, tibia & fibula, her wrist, and her ankle, as well as rupturing both intestines and I walked away from the accident without a scratch. I wish it could have been me. She can’t run or hike or jump and she was a very active person it’s made her so depressed and I can’t help but hate myself for it because it’s my fault. I wish there was a way to make life normal for people who’ve been through these injuries

[bernardolamanilao]

Thank you very much for this very educational, very clear, very practical,
and very hepful video. I highly appreciate your very "excellent professionalism"
in explaining your timely relevant subjects.
GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS!

[johnsee]

People who cancel their surgery amaze me; unbelievable. It was two weeks for me to get passed up the treatment chain from a CNP to his attendee... From there it was qbout two months total to get my Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Dr. Virojanaoa does 3 or 4 a week and is booked up one month in advance. I'm older so the choice was lay around for 10 years +- or get help. Dr. Virojanapa saved my quality of life! Thank God for Dr. Virojanapa! I think individuals who cancel a scheduled procedure never needed it; maby they have a high tolerance for pain; who knows. It's extremely difficult to jump through the hoops to get it when one can't drive, etc. 3 or 4 a week at qbout $155, 000.00 each; one of 8 neurosurgeons on staff...

[Carpe-Diem]

Hola, acabo de ver tu video y tienes toda la razón, hablando de mi caso, yo he sido operado de una Laminectomía y Artrodesis de L4-S1, anteriormente a la operación estuve haciendo una tabla de ejercicios que me proporciono mii cirujano. La operación a sido un éxito, y todos los síntomas que padecía desaparecieron, hace dos meses que me operaron y aun estoy con pequeñas molestias pero he de decir que el hospital coincidí con otras personas a las que le hicieron el mismo tipo de operación. En comparación yo me he recuperado mucho mas rápido, las dos primeras semanas fueron duras con mucho dolor...pero eso se pasa y a día de hoy ando todos los días con mis perros por la mañana y por la tarde, entre los dos recorridos serán 10 km, eso sí, me ayudo de bastones y mis caminatas son de Marcha Nórdica.
Bueno espero que mi comentario le sirva a alguien que este esperando este tipo de operación .
Un saludo desde Alicante, España😘

[anthonymcglocton]

i had spinal fusion. what are the exercises you recommend?

[seemaadil]

I have had Lumber Fusion surgery in my lower back. I started exercising (keeping the lower back immobile or isolated) and continuing to look after my diet. This ended in me loosing weight further. The problem is that my posture has become bent over the front from my hip. Not my shoulders, but my hip. Can you or anyone suggest what workout should I do yo correct this, as it makes me look 10 years older than what I am.

[fancy]

Thank you so much! The surgeon didn’t talk to me about what I could do after this surgery or the spinal decompression surgery that followed. You don’t have a video on that do you? 😊

[susanholloman]

So educational. I’ve had the surgery & was not told what I could do after 6 months❤

[ruthgrady]

What a waste of time watching this video.

If a person could do all the exercising you are proposing with the pain they are experiencing, then you would not have needed the surgery — at least I would not have needed my surgery.

I first had a lumbar laminotomy, but after the surgery, my L2 and L3 vertebrae collapsed on one another, so a spinal fusion was necessary.

I had both spinal stenosis and scoliosis in my spine, which was worst at the location of the L2 and L3. vertebrae.

I assume spinal fusion is not done on Canadians because of the limited health care provided by Canada’s health care system.