[Health News] Playing golf after lumbar vertebra fusion

 

Playing golf is required after enough recovery time of patients’ condition under the doctors’ instruction. Generally, wearing a back external brace is recommended to help bones to stick and hold together for 2-3 months after surgery.

The function for internal back to be fixed is going with external back brace and bone fusion stimulator so you should avoid even little moving. We are going to look up the cautions after lumbar vertebra fusion.

 

 

12 weeks later after surgery

Excessive moving should be avoided for 12 weeks after surgery. Even though internal brace is fixed right after surgery, osteoblast hasn’t come into the part, and if a new bone brace is not fixed around the old bones perfectly, this could be fail surgery. The metal screw and stick is being supporters, these are stick together by in-growth of bone.

Walking is what only is recommended for 12 weeks after surgery, the condition may be checked by X-ray during these 12 weeks. If your bones are stick together well, you may remove the external brace.

 

12-16 weeks later after surgery.

Generally, for 12-16 weeks after surgery, a light exercise is recommended like a back stretching. This is helpful to recover your back fast if you do these nothing strenuous or painful.

 

 

Stretching to make your back soft

 

 

 

24 weeks later after surgery

 

You may allow mid-range-ion shot iron shot with light swing, long iron shot and wood shot are allowed at 28^th week. Restricted amount of practice may be safer than doing it in full round or nine whole round for recovery.

28 weeks later after surgery

You are allowed to start nine whole round after 28 weeks of surgery, but it’s important to play only nine whole at the first start to prevent re-injury.

 

During the recovery time, difficult shot position and thick rough shot must be avoided.

 

Light bunker shot is allowed, but small and deep bunker shot must be avoided. You have to keep in mind that the doctors’ effort on your surgery may be disappeared due to your effort to take a ball from the deep and small bunker and to hit it.
 

Golfers who enjoy active golf meet different shots needed to change address, position and legs. Moreover, different situations such as thick or thin rough, slope, shot on the sand make patients do excessive shot. These cause injury again. What you commonly can hear from hurt golfers in the hospital is they felt pain again in their back when they play strong shot.

 

Must keep in mind !!!

1. Stretching before you go to play

2. Take a ball out from the bunker and rough, and then hit it.

3. In case you feel pain again, stop playing and do not start again for at least a month

4. Consult with the doctor before you start any exercises.


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