is it normal to have leg pain after spinal fusion?
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Sometimes patients experience good pain relief early on after their surgery, but as the scar tissue slowly forms, the pain relief diminishes, and leg and back pain recurs or increases. Occasionally the nerve damage from the original cause of the patient's pain makes the nerve heal more slowly.
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While it's possible for scoliosis to cause pain in the sciatic nerve, such cases are unusual. More commonly, patients develop sciatica-like leg pain due to their postural imbalance. Or, in rare instances, the sciatica can even be the underlying cause of the scoliosis.
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You usually will not be able to walk on it. If it's a severe fracture, the leg may be an odd shape and the bone may even be poking out of the skin. There may have been a "crack" sound when the leg was broken, and the shock and pain of breaking your leg may cause you to feel faint, dizzy or sick.
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Back and Leg Pain A large fibroid pressing on the pelvic nerve can cause pain that may radiate to the lower back, hip, buttock, thigh, or down the leg. A fibroid pressing against the sciatic nerve sends pain down the back of leg, making it difficult to stand for long periods.
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Very often, following a laminectomy, patients recover without any complications. However in a small group of people, back pain and sometimes leg pain may persist following laminectomy. This persistent pain is called post laminectomy syndrome.
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Pain that radiates from your lower (lumbar) spine to your buttock and down the back of your leg is the hallmark of sciatica. You might feel the discomfort almost anywhere along the nerve pathway, but it's especially likely to follow a path from your low back to your buttock and the back of your thigh and calf.
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Your symptoms depend on which nerves or areas of the spinal cord are damaged by inflammation. Arachnoiditis often causes intense pain in the injured area, which can include the lower back, legs, buttocks, or feet. The pain may feel like an electric shock or a burning sensation.
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To rest up after the operation raises the risk of developing blood clots in the deep veins (deep vein thrombosis or DVT). Regular exercise reduces this risk, but makes the leg more uncomfortable. Driving: You will be able to drive within 48 hours of the operation provided the leg is not too uncomfortable.
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For many people, a spinal compression fracture will hurt less as the bone heals. That can take up to 2 or 3 months. Other people will still have pain after the fracture has healed. Some people feel almost no symptoms from spinal compression fractures.
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['pain after resting or sleeping.', 'pain after bending your upper body backward or to one side.', 'pain that feels centered in your lower back, but may extend into your buttocks and thighs.', 'bone spurs that cause tingling and stinging in your back and limbs.']
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['Moderate to severe pain in lower back, buttock and down your leg.', 'Numbness or weakness in your lower back, buttock, leg or feet.', 'Pain that worsens with movement; loss of movement.', '“Pins and needles” feeling in your legs, toes or feet.']
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After your ankle fusion. You will need to stay in hospital for 3-5 days. You will have a plaster cast on your ankle and you may have a drain in your wound for one or two days.
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Iliac crest pain usually causes difficulty in performing normal movements. The type of pain that patients experience can vary. In addition, pain may be experienced in areas other than the hip, so as many nerves and muscles are joined to the pelvis. The exact location of the pain will depend on its underlying cause.
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You will be discharged depending on whether you can eat, your mobility, and the extent of your pain. Usually, you will be able to return to your normal activities within three to six months. Neck fusion surgery recovery varies depending on how quickly the bone graft is able to fuse.
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Although they may feel odd at first, after you get used to wearing them, custom foot orthotics, can significantly reduce hip and knee pain, as well as pain in the lower back. You may also notice less leg fatigue after being on your feet or engaging in activities.
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Surgery for sciatica is usually considered when leg pain and/or weakness is persistent or progressive even after several methods of non-surgical sciatica treatments have been tried. In a few cases, surgery may be considered as the first option.
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Depending on the type of sciatica surgery, most people are walking the next day, and full recovery typically takes two to four weeks. Minimally invasive surgery usually means faster recovery, but if the surgery involves more than one vertebra or disc, your back may take longer to heal.