Post Surgical Treatment of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine

Course overview

Millions of doctor visits related to neck and back pain progress to surgical intervention. Some standard surgical procedures include; discectomy, vertebroplasty, artificial disk replacement, and spinal fusion. Specific post -surgical protocols utilized by top physicians enhance healing and recovery to function. Physical therapy interventions throughout the pre and post -surgical processes promote a conducive environment for proper healing. Successfully rehabilitate the postoperative spinal surgical patient by enhancing your understanding of surgical approaches and techniques for the cervical and lumbar spine, including microdiscectomy, PLIF, DLIF, TLIF, ACDF, and posterior cervical fusion. Learn manual therapy techniques, including neural tensioning and mobilization of the sciatic, femoral, median, ulnar, and radial nerves in order to optimize the surgical outcome of the cervical and lumbar spine post surgical patient.