http://artificialdiscreplacement.org/uncategorized/how-long-after-back-surgery-can-i-hopefully-feel-better/10/11/2009/ A resource for disc replacement information Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://artificialdiscreplacement.org/uncategorized/how-long-after-back-surgery-can-i-hopefully-feel-better/10/11/2009//comment-page-1#comment-113 Cap'n One-Aye Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:47:44 +0000 http://artificialdiscreplacement.org/uncategorized/how-long-after-back-surgery-can-i-hopefully-feel-better/10/11/2009/#comment-113 I had a C-5,6 fusion in 2002 and still have some stiffness and pain, but it isn't as bad as before surgery. Do your stretching exercises the way your physical therapist directs and the pain will at least be bearable. You need to strengthen your back muscles to help support the lumbar region. I had a C-5,6 fusion in 2002 and still have some stiffness and pain, but it isn’t as bad as before surgery. Do your stretching exercises the way your physical therapist directs and the pain will at least be bearable. You need to strengthen your back muscles to help support the lumbar region.

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