Surgery on neck need exercise ideas

JadeRoatch
JadeRoatch Posts: 18 Member
edited November 28 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok so in a few weeks I'll be going in and having surgery do to get a fusion done at c5-6 so I'll be down for awhile and won't be able to do much so ideas would be great

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I would ask your surgeon.
  • mgalsf12
    mgalsf12 Posts: 350 Member
    Talk to your physical therapist.
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    Ooh. Wicked. What mgalvin said- You should be seeing a PT before and after surgery, to help you prepare and recover. If you aren't, get your surgeon to recommend one.
  • JadeRoatch
    JadeRoatch Posts: 18 Member
    I have already been to pt to try and help with the issue that's why they have moved on to surgery
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    Probably it'll just be like walking or recumbent bike, etc. Your bad vertebrae are where mine are bad, too, and I'm sure you've noticed how they affect so, so many activities.

    I don't know though. Maybe you'll have a protective brace after surgey. ??? I can do more with my soft brace on. But of course your surgeon will have to advise you about what it'll be like as far as suggestions or limitations. Be super careful!
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    So can your pt give you exercises safe during recovery?
  • JadeRoatch
    JadeRoatch Posts: 18 Member
    ill ask my surgen when it happens as far as what i can do i just know i cant drive for 2 week and nothing over 10lbs not sure as for anything else yet
  • MaryM1024
    MaryM1024 Posts: 59 Member
    I had a artificial disc placed at the c5-c6 level a year ago this month & I was moving around same day as surgery. I was taking down xmas lights of the roof. I started back at working out a week after surgery. The artificial disc replacement gives you full range of motion. I didnt have to go to physical therapy after surgery.

    You have to do what you feel your body can handle. Talk to your surgeon.
  • victoria_1024
    victoria_1024 Posts: 915 Member
    My husband just had surgeries on each side of his neck and towards his shoulder. After each one exercise has been a challenge. He mostly has been walking but even then it puts a lot of pressure on his incisions so he can't do much. I would definitely talk to the doctor but then just listen to your body. Don't push it while you're recovering.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    JadeRoatch wrote: »
    I have already been to pt to try and help with the issue that's why they have moved on to surgery

    I believe the point was to consult with your PT afterwards in RE to what you can and can't do.
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