Pandemic Rehabilitation of Spine Surgery.

BACKACHE prevention; SPINAL surgery; SMOKING prevention; LUMBAR vertebrae surgery; MASSAGE therapy; INTERVERTEBRAL disk displacement; OPERATIVE surgery; PHYSICAL therapy; CHIROPRACTIC; POSTOPERATIVE care; SURGICAL decompression; MANIPULATION therapy; STRESS management; COVID-19 pandemic; LAMINECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE pain; REHABILITATION

The article discusses the rehabilitation of spine surgery. It presents the case of an 80-year old orthopedic surgeon who had a double level laminectomy and the case of a 52-year-old entrepreneur who presented with a huge herniated disc and treated with reoperation irrigation and debridement and antibiotics. Postoperative care measures after lumbar decompression surgery are advised. A chart of recovery schedule according to physical activity is also provided.