Permanent Restrictions After Spinal Fusion Surgery [RISKS]
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Scoliosis is an unnatural sideways spinal curve with rotation. When patients are diagnosed with scoliosis, their first concern is if they need scoliosis surgery.
There are many different severity levels of scoliosis:
Mild 10 to 25 degrees
Moderate 25 to 45 degrees
Severe 45 to 80 degrees
Very Severe 80 degrees or more
Scoliosis is a progressive spinal condition that will worsen if not treated proactively. For adolescents, it can progress rapidly during growth stages and for older adults in later stages of life. It can also progress slowly in the juvenile years and middle adult life stages.
Due to the progressive nature of scoliosis, one of the treatment options is spinal fusion. The goal of spinal fusion is to stop scoliosis progression. The fusion can attach many vertebrae at once. To do this, rods and screws are used, as well as bone grafts between the vertebrae, which solidify the vertebrae into one solid bone. This logically comes with some risks and side effects due to how invasive this surgery is.
Some potential side effects can be:
Nerve damage
Excess blood loss
Infection
Adverse reaction to the hardware used
Rods not attaching properly
Secondary correction surgeries
Decreased range of motion
Disappointing cosmetic results
The spine was designed to move, be strong, and protect the spinal cord. Also, depending on how much you are able to move, this will limit the activities a patient can perform.
Spinal fusion can also cause pain at the site of the fusion, both internal and external, deep in the spine and skin level. It can also lead to additional damage at different surgery points as the force is blocked between the fused areas of the spine.
The results of spinal fusion are often not cosmetically appealing, and though it is successful at stopping progression, patients will often not get what they want because of all the risks and side effects we mentioned above.
There are different treatment approaches and potential outcomes to treat scoliosis. The traditional is the one that leads to surgery; however, a conservative approach helps reduce and manage curves in a less invasive and lower-risk way.
A conservative proactive treatment not only helps reduce scoliosis but can help control it in its progressive stages.
This helps make the spine more functional while avoiding spinal surgery.
The conservative approach combines multiple treatment disciplines and customizes it to each patient. Exercise alone, chiropractic care, or scoliosis bracing alone are not enough to manage scoliosis. However, combining these treatments to help each other, as long as it is done in a coordinated way, can effectively reduce the size of curve.
A smaller spinal curve has more function, more strength, and more support on its surrounding muscles, which allows to reduce the curve without limiting spinal functions as spinal fusion normally does.
Spinal fusion is recommended when a patient wants this approach, or the patient is young, and their curve is 40 degrees or greater and growing. The older the patient, the less suitable they will be for spinal fusion due to the risks involved.
We recommend that patients try a less invasive approach before surgery, especially if their curve size is below 40 degrees. Also, patients maintain more mobility when choosing to try alternative treatment options, and if this treatment doesn't give the expected results, surgery is always an option. The opposite is not possible for those who do get surgery. Once it is done, it implies a major change, and treatment options are more limited.
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00:00 - Permanent Restrictions After Spinal Fusion Surgery
00:30 - Scoliosis Severity
01:29 - Spinal Fusion and Its Risks
05:52 - A Different Way To Treat Scoliosis
07:16 - How Is Scoliosis Treated Non-Surgically?
09:09 - When Is Spinal Fusion Recommended?
11:17 - When Should A Patient Forgo Surgery?
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Thank you for your videos! I always felt guilty for not exercising enough after my spinal surgery to stay without pain and to be able to walk normally. Now I know that it is not so easy or obvious. First fusion at 50, second at 56. Two curves 58 degrees. Fusion is the only option in Finland.
Thank you !
Hello !! I am a 60yr o female,e with "grosse" scoliosis with severe pain and not being able to do simple sweeping or gardening or any other normal tasks without debilitating pain !! And also the cosmetic aspect of shrinking 2to 3 inches and going from a 25 inch waist to no waist at all ! I can't wear nice clothes like I used to witch has led to even greater depression !!I am in Australia and no one has mentioned any of the methods you mention !! Its a case of just take more pain meds and you'll be OK!!???I feel so hopeless and helpless!!! I've gone from a capable energetic vivacious person to a pathetic old lady !!Suggestions PLEASE !! Can anything be done for me because all I can see it's just going to get worse and affecting my organs
Lungs Stomach etc ! Can you give me suggestions to give my doctors ???
Please reply ????😒😒😒🙄🙄🙄🤔🤔🤔😟😟😢😢
Dr. Nalda is only licensed to perform scoliosis treatment in Celebration, Florida. If you're able to travel there, we would love to start a conversation with you on our contact form here: www.scoliosisreductioncenter.com/contact
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this question may sound silly and you've probably never been asked something like this before but after a year or 2 after a full recovery are you able to fight? for example grappling or stuff that would really put pressure onto your spine, ive heard people cant look back whilst they drive because they cant twist, is this true? im not scared of surgery and just want the pain to stop, after the full recovery do you just return back to normal just with less flexibility? im at 57 degrees and it said something to do with t11-t6 not really sure what that means i now they're talking about the vertebrae but what does that mean for me?
Have you started treatment ? Our center offers a non-invasive, natural approach to scoliosis treatment. To learn more about our methods, please visit
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Hi Scoliosis Reduction Centre,
I am a 13 year old in Australia that has scoliosis. I have a 49 degree scoliosis thoracic curvature (right sided) with a right sided rib hump. I was recommended spinal fusion at the children’s hospital, then my mum took me for a second opinion at a special scoliosis physiotherapy clinic, they said I needed a specialist review. I went to the other surgeon for a 2 opinion and they said we will try bracing and see if that stops it. I need help because I don’t want to have spinal fusion because I play soccer. So could you please help me!!!
Disclosure: I have no pain at all!!!
We are thrilled that you have taken the initiative to connect with us. The Center offers a gentle, non-surgical method of treating scoliosis based on natural techniques. To find out more about our approach, kindly visit: www.scoliosisreductioncenter.com/treatment-approach.
What if your told you need to have Fusion surgery because of conservative treatment but, you refuse surgery? What happens besides the continuing scoliosis gets worse? What else will happen to you?
The short answer is increasing deformity, as well as potential heart and lung issues. At the Center, we provide a natural, noninvasive approach to treating scoliosis. You can learn more about our approach here: www.scoliosisreductioncenter.com/treatment-approach.