What To Do When Recovering From Spine Surgery

Whenever you have spine surgery, it can be hard to get back up on your feet. The recovery road is a long one and something that doctors will have to help you with. Most of them are going to give you information on things that you can do and things that you can not do. They should also give you some activities that you can do to help get your back working good, as well as some therapy you should do, with assistance, of course. However, what happens to everyday life, like getting dressed and things that people do not think about? Whenever you are recovering from spine surgery even the smallest of tasks, like putting your shoes on, becomes hard. Today we are going to cover a few thing that you may be able to use that will help you recover from spine surgery a lot faster.

First of all, when you first get done with spine surgery, you are going to have to go through therapy. As with all surgeries, there is going to be some pain that comes with your spine surgery, but usually doctors give you some medications to help with that. You are more than likely going to want to use some kind of back brace to help make a lot of activities a lot easier. Also, this is a good way to make sure that you do not hurt your back for the first few days or even weeks. Although this is going to make daily life more difficult, it is not going to make it impossible. It is very important, when you are recovering from spine surgery that you do not lose hope or get down on yourself. This is something that can be hard to bounce back from, but if you give it time, you will have no problem bouncing back.

Dressing is something that a lot of people have problems with whenever they are recovering from spine surgery and a lot of people do not think about having problems with that. Of course, due to your decreased flexibility, it can be one of the hardest parts of your day. Of course, there are certain things that you can wear that can aid you in making dressing a lot easier. First of all, you will want to have a long handled shoe horn. It can be hard to bend over to put your shoes on. With a shoe horn you can easily put your shoes on while sitting down and not bending over. Something else that could help you is elastic shoe laces. These can be found at the same store that sells back braces. Other things that you may want to pick up would be things like a pant puller or a sock donner. These are all things that you can find that can aid you in putting on pants, shoes, underwear, socks, and so on.

Overall, having spine surgery does not mean that your life has to be less enjoyable. It is going to take some getting use to, but that does not mean that you can not do it. Have a loved one you know or a friend be there to help you for the first few days. This is a good idea until you get the feel of how to do things with your spine surgery.