All tagged spinal fusion

Coming Soon: A Group Session for Spinal Fusions

Amanda
Movement

I get many comments on this website from people who have had spinal fusions for scoliosis. Some of them are in pain and don't know where to turn. I am not a licensed physical therapist or masseuse or doctor but I do have a spinal fusion and a harrington rod, and have had my share of stiffness and pain.

Scar Release Therapy - My Experience

Scar Release Therapy - My Experience

Amanda
Movement

On a muggy August morning I found myself in Penn Station, NYC, ready to board a train for Wantagh, Long Island. A month earlier I'd stumbled upon an article online by Marjorie Brook that described the benefits of scar release therapy.

Dental Revision: Day 2

Amanda

This morning I woke at dawn, raring to go to my second appointment with the dentist. The anesthesiologist said it was okay to have a smoothie three hours before I went so I slurped that down along with a cup of tea with honey.

Spinal Fusion, Steel Rod and Metal Allergy

Spinal Fusion, Steel Rod and Metal Allergy

Amanda

Believe it or not this is my spine. I was 14 when this was taken and the proud new owner of a stainless steel rod fused to my scoliotic backbone. I have renewed interest in these X-rays because I'm considering the effects of metal inside the body.