Recovering From Back Surgery May Take Longer Than You Think
After suffering from pain for weeks or months after an injury from a car or a work-related accident, many people look forward to the relief from pain that back surgery will provide. Being able to return to normal, everyday activities, such as lifting a box, driving a car, or sitting or standing for long periods of time, without pain is the goal of most back surgery.
However, many people are surprised that post-surgery, the pain doesn’t subside as quickly as they would like and that the return back to normal life doesn’t happen automatically.
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Back Health: More surgeries for treating back pain, back injuries
In our last installment of the Deuterman Law Group's Back Health blog series, we highlighted some of the commonsurgeries for treating back injuries. Those included laminectomy, discectomy and IDET.
Today, we take up where we left off with a discussion of other surgical treatments for back pain, namely spinal fusion, artifical disc replacement and radio frequency ablation.
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Back Health: Common Surgeries For Treating Back Pain, Back Injuries
The prospect of back surgery can be frightening and confusing, to be sure. Surgery and other treatments may involve risks and complications and require extended recovery time. In this installment of the Deuterman Law Group’s Back Health blog, we hope to alleviate some of those concerns by explaining what happens in the various back surgery procedures.
If you’re wondering what you’ll experience during and after your surgery, be sure to educate yourself by talking with your doctor, ask lots of questions and consult other resources, such as the Web sites we refer to in this blog entry.
Remember, thousands of people undergo back surgery each year, and advancements in the field of back health now provide a range of treatment options including inpatient surgery and outpatient procedures.
We’ll explain a few here:
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Back Health: Understanding back sprains, soft-tissue injuries, bulging discs and herniated discs
Oh my aching back!
I don’t know a single person who hasn’t uttered that phrase at some point in life.
So you know that a back injury can be extremely painful. It can happen – snap your fingers – just like that. And when you injure your back, it can stop you in your tracks – prevent you from working, limit your movements, make sleep difficult, make walking difficult, make surviving daily life difficult.
In the first installment of the Deuterman Law Group’s Back Health series, we talked about the anatomy of the spine and the types of pain you might experience as the result of a back injury.
Today, we’re focusing on the most common types of back injuries -- sprains, soft-tissue injuries, bulging discs and herniated discs – and the typical course of treatment for each.
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Your Guide to Back Health and Back Injuries
Many people throughout their lives will suffer from back pain, resulting from a variety of causes and injuries.
Understanding the medical terminology doctors use in diagnosing and treating the causes of back pain can be confusing. While its always your right to ask your doctor for clarification, some patients may not feel comfortable asking a busy physician to take more time to explain things in simpler terms.
This series of blogs, entitled Back Health, is designed for injured people seeking more information about common back injuries, including symptoms and treatments. And we've attempted to explain things in simple terms, so you won't need a medical degree to understand what's going on with your back.
Read on for the first installment in our Back Health Series. This one focuses on the anatomy of the spine.
Please remember, this information is for educational purposes only. If you are suffering from back pain, please consult a doctor. Do not try to treat yourself.
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Recovering from a back injury
Associated Press reporter Andrew Welsh-Huggins writes about his experiences with a back injury and his successful -- though lengthy -- recovery.
It's an interesting article that shows just how debilitating back injuries can be. The writer, a distance runner, outlines his long recovery and also highlights some of the realities of back injuries:
- The most common type of pain reported by adults in the United States, with more than one in four reporting some back pain lasting at least a day in the past three months. Eight of every 10 people in the United States will suffer from lower back pain at one point in their lives.
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The most common reason injured workers file for workers’ compensation claims, accounting for about one in every five U.S. claims for workers’ compensation.
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The leading cause of disability in the United States military.
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The leading cause of disability in people under age 45 and the third-leading cause in people older than that, after cancer and heart problems. One study found that two of every three people aged 20 to 60 reported some type of spinal pain in a given year.
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The leading cause of missed work time or doctor’s visits after headaches and cold symptoms.
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Back pain at work: Strategies to prevent aches
Found a useful article in the MayoClinic.com site called "Back pain at work: Strategies to prevent aches, pains and injuries". The page also has links to other related back pain topics that may be of use.
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