Thread: Consequences of Athletic Activity in the Lumbar and Cervical Total Disc Replacement
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Old 01-20-2009, 12:37 AM
Terry Allen Blackburn Terry Allen Blackburn is offline
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I have been hesitant to return to skiing but, with reassurance here, I will be back on the boards.

I do walk, garden, snowshoe, and bicycle. I rode 2,354 the season I was healing from my 4 level ADR and I rode 2,100 miles this past riding season.

I think that, those who were athletic pre-surgery, will do better in the healing phase of their recovery as well. This is due to being loosened up before the surgery, having the endorphin release from aerobic conditioning, strength training for pre-surgical conditioning.

Thanks for the nice report Justin.

Terry Newton
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1980 ruptured L4-L5
1988 ruptured SI-L5
1990 ruptured C5-C6
1994 ruptured C6-C7
1995 Hemi-Laminectomy C5-C6, C6-C7 Mayo Clinic
Bicycle Accident 2004
MRI, EMG, Facet Injections, Epidural Blocks, Lumbar Discogram.
Stenum Hospital Surgery November 4, 2006
Prestige Disc C5-C6, C6-C7
Maverick Disc S1-L5, L4-L5
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