Spine Fusion

Fusion of your spinal segments can occur naturally if the bones in your spine grow together and the body produces bone tissue that connects them, but more frequently the bones are fused through a surgical procedure to limit the motion at that segment and to decrease any nerve pinching and pain that is happening. The nerve pinching could be caused by a disc injury or loss of disc height, arthritis, or bone spurs at the joints. Fusion is most commonly done in the neck or low back and it is done to improve the stability at that segment. It is very important to learn how to use your muscles surrounding the area of fusion to further stabilize the spine and to limit any other damage to the segments above and below the area of surgery. At Goodell PT we can teach you safety techniques, strengthening, biomechanics, and help to decrease your pain with manual therapy and scar mobilization.


Some health conditions treated at
Goodell Physical Therapy & Fitness Training:

Diabetes       Fibromyalgia       Weight Loss       Exercise       Arthritis       Back Pain       Carpal Tunnel Syndrome       Bursitis       Headaches       Womens Health       Sports Injuries       Joint Pain       Frozen Shoulder       Spondylolisthesis       Kegel Exercises       Heel Spurs       Trauma       Knee Injuries       Degenerative Disc Disease       Chronic Pain       Lordosis       Kyphosis       Muscle Spasms       Fitness Training       Shoulder Injuries       Nerve Pain       Cardiac Rehab       Spondylitis       Foot Injuries/ Foot Pain       Weakness       Hand Injuries       Dupuytren’s Contracture       Shoulder Impingement       Numbness       Elbow Injuries       Neuromuscular Re-education       Ankylosing Spondylitis       Muscle Injuries       Sports Training       Car Accident Injuries       Disc Bulge       Total Joint Replacement       Myofascial pain syndrome       Fasciitis       Balance Training       Fibromyositis       Work Injuries       Whiplash Injuries       Spine Fusion       Ligament Injuries       Complex Regional Pain Syndrome       Back Pain with Pregnancy       Connective Tissue Pain Disorder       Inflexibility       Joint Dislocations       Low Back Pain       Neck Pain       Neural Fibrosis       Spine Stability       Uneven Leg Length       Patella Femoral Dysfunction       Pelvic Pain       Peripheral Nerve Injury       Personal Training       Plantar Fascitis       Pregancy Pain and Fitness       Post Partum Pain and fitness       Sciatica       Orthotics       Meniscal Tear       ACL tear       Rotator cuff tear       Shoulder labral tear       Hip labral tear       Total hip replacement       SI joint pain       Ankle sprains       Total shoulder replacement       Leg length discrepancy       Migraines