Back surgery, especially less invasive surgical procedures, can help you achieve the pain relief and mobility improvements you’ve been waiting for. The recovery period after undergoing back surgery is intense, however, and it does mean turning to physical therapy. But what can you expect from your recovery?

What Physical Therapy Involves

Physical therapy after undergoing back surgery focuses on increasing your mobility, managing pain, and preventing further injury. Your physical therapist will consider your full medical history to offer exercises that will address the various concerns you may have. Depending on the type of surgery you had, these exercises can focus on:

• Flexibility
• Posture control
• Cardiovascular health
• Core strength 
• Hip strength

You will usually have to perform the exercises one to three times a day. The exact number and type of exercises will vary.

Managing Pain

Pain after back surgery is a concern, but there are options available. Aside from painkillers, which only address the pain itself, there are regenerative medicine options like platelet-rich plasma (PRP), prolozone therapy, ozone therapy, and more. 

These options use your body’s own healing mechanisms, enhancing them so you can get relief from the inflammation that causes pain and makes healing more difficult. By combining regenerative medicine with traditional medicine, you’re able to not only manage your current pain but prevent it in the future. 

Speeding Up Your Recovery with Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative medicine offers the chance to tackle some of the causes of pain, like inflammation, which slows the recovery process because it stops the normal flow of blood, preventing the oxygen and nutrients your body needs to heal from reaching where they’re needed most. 

Choosing options like these has the potential for the site of the injury to get what it needs to start healing. Speak with your doctor to see if regenerative medicine is a good choice for your recovery process. 

This post was written by a medical professional at Stemedix Inc. At Stemedix we provide access to Regenerative Medicine. Regenerative medicine has the natural potential to help improve symptoms sometimes lost from the progression of many conditions. Click here to learn more.