Undergoing spinal surgery is a major procedure that requires extensive post op rehabilitation to ensure a full recovery.
Spinal Rehabilitation and Wellness Center understands the delicate nature of post-surgical healing and provides personalized post op spinal rehab to help you regain strength and mobility.
Our team of board-certified chiropractors, physical therapists, and pain management specialists work together to create tailored treatment plans using the latest techniques and technology. We take every precaution to avoid re-injury and make sure you receive the care you need to get back to your active lifestyle.
If you or a loved one are recovering from spinal surgery, trust our center to provide the dedicated post op rehab essential to your recovery.
Why Post Op Rehab is Crucial After Spinal Surgery
Undergoing procedures like spinal fusion, laminectomy, or discectomy can leave you with limited mobility and weakness. Without proper post op treatment, scar tissue may form, muscles may atrophy, and the spine will remain vulnerable to re-injury.
That’s why a supervised, progressive post op rehab program is so important. It helps:
- Strengthen the muscles supporting your spine through specific exercises
- Improve flexibility and range of motion of the spine and surrounding joints
- Enhance balance and coordination to restore stability
- Teach proper movement patterns to avoid undue stress
- Reduce pain and inflammation during the healing process
- Diminish risk of re-injury or needing additional surgery
Comprehensive post op rehab gives you the best chance for a full recovery after spinal surgery.
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Our Multidisciplinary Post Op Spinal Rehab Approach
At Spinal Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, we provide integrated care involving multiple disciplines to address every aspect of post op healing.
Our team includes:
- Highly skilled chiropractors providing gentle spinal adjustments
- Licensed physical therapists guiding therapeutic exercises
- Pain management specialists to relieve post-surgical discomfort
- Massage therapists to reduce muscular tension
By working together, we develop customized spinal rehab plans that accelerate your recovery in a safe, controlled manner.
Spinal Post Op Rehab Services We Offer
To restore health and function after spinal surgery, we offer cutting-edge post op services including:
Spinal Adjustments
Our chiropractors use gentle and targeted adjustment methods to improve spinal mobility and stimulate the body’s natural healing processes. Techniques like Activator and Thompson are safe even after delicate spine surgery.
Physical Therapy
Our licensed physical therapists design customized exercise programs to progressively strengthen the muscles supporting your spine and improve flexibility. We focus on stabilizing the core, normalizing range of motion, restoring balance and coordination, and facilitating proper movement patterns without over-exerting your post-surgical spine.
Pain Management
We offer multiple drug-free pain relief therapies to alleviate post-op discomfort, including cryotherapy to reduce inflammation, electrotherapy to block pain signals, and ultrasound to heal damaged soft tissue. This allows you to participate more actively in rehab.
Spinal Decompression
Our state-of-the-art DRX9000 gently lengthens the spine through spinal decompression. This relieves pressure on compressed nerves and discs affected by your spinal condition or surgery. This non-surgical therapy is safe even after recent spinal procedures.
Massage Therapy
Our licensed massage therapists provide gentle therapeutic massage to alleviate muscular tightness, spasms, and scar tissue. This facilitates greater mobility and flexibility as you heal after surgery.
With our integrative approach, we ensure you receive the comprehensive post-surgical care required to regain strength, mobility, and function safely. We also provide customized home exercise programs to supplement our in-clinic therapy.
Conditions We Treat Post Operatively
Our skilled therapists have extensive experience with post op rehab for various spinal procedures, including:
| Procedure | Our Rehabilitation Approach |
| Spinal fusion | Gradual recovery of flexibility and strength through targeted mobility and stabilization exercises after vertebrae fusion. |
| Laminectomy | Gentle mobility exercises to safely restore movement and flexibility in the lumbar region after removal of bone impinging on the spinal canal. |
| Discectomy | Controlled rehab protocols focusing on stabilizing the area and regaining mobility after herniated disc removal surgery. |
| Foraminotomy | Specialized therapy to facilitate healing and restore flexibility in the cervical or lumbar spine after removal of obstructions in the neural foramen. |
| Spinal stenosis surgery | Customized exercise programs to progressively strengthen the muscles surrounding the surgically widened spinal canals. |
| Scoliosis correction surgery | Stabilization and strengthening of the spine in its new alignment, along with re-establishing balance and posture. |
| Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty | Progressive mobility protocols focused on safely regaining movement while allowing treated vertebrae to heal. |
Regardless of your specific spinal surgery, our team will tailor an effective post op rehab plan to meet your needs.
Regain Confidence and Quality of Life After Surgery
Our number one goal is to help you regain mobility with minimal pain or risk of re-injury after spinal surgery. By starting post op rehab immediately, you’ll get back to your active lifestyle as quickly and safely as possible.
Don’t struggle through recovery alone – let the specialists at Spinal Rehabilitation and Wellness Center guide you through every stage.
The Benefits of Starting Post Op Rehab Early
It’s crucial to begin post op spinal rehab as soon as your surgeon clears you, even if your mobility is very limited initially. Here’s why starting early helps optimize your recovery:
- Prevents Scar Tissue Build Up – Early mobility exercises stop dense scar tissue from forming around the surgical site. This maintains flexibility.
- Controls Swelling – Light movement and modalities such as cryotherapy keep swelling and inflammation at bay. This facilitates faster healing.
- Improves Circulation – Gentle activity right after surgery improves blood flow to repair damaged tissue.
- Strengthens Muscles – Early rehab progressively works the muscles around your spine to rebuild lost strength.
- Restores Stability – The spine remains vulnerable after surgery until the muscles supporting it fully recover. Early rehab develops essential stability.
- Reinforces Proper Movement – With supervised rehab, you re-learn proper movement patterns to avoid re-injury.
Starting rehabilitation as soon as the surgeon allows is essential to your optimal recovery. At our clinic, we make sure you receive the care you need, when you need it.
Trust the Experts in Spinal Post Op Rehab
The therapists at Spinal Rehabilitation and Wellness Center have decades of combined experience helping patients recover after spinal surgery. Let us create a customized post op rehab plan to get you back on your feet quickly and safely.
