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Below is a list of instructions to follow after you have had your particular surgery. Each link has information regarding the range of activities that can be done; personal care, including cervical collars, if necessary; returning to work and driving; nutrition and mediction; and, information on contacting our office during the time of your at-home recovery.

Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion

Lumbar Decompression

Lumbar Fusion

Lumbar Microdiscectomy

Posterior Cervical Decompression

Posterior Cervical Fusion

 

 
 

     

Some information on this website has been obtained from OrthoIndy Spine and from the University of Missouri.

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