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Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure that involves joining two or more vertebrae in the spine to create a solid bone.

The procedure is often performed to alleviate pain and other symptoms caused by conditions such as degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, or spinal fractures.

During spinal fusion surgery, the surgeon removes the damaged or diseased spinal disc or vertebra and inserts a bone graft or a bone graft substitute into the space between the vertebrae.

The bone graft stimulates new bone growth, which eventually fuses the vertebrae together into a single bone.

The bone graft can be taken from the patient's own hip bone, from a cadaver, or from a synthetic material.

In some cases, metal rods, screws, or plates may be used to hold the vertebrae in place until the bone graft fuses them together.

Spinal fusion surgery can be performed through a variety of approaches, including anterior (from the front), posterior (from the back), or lateral (from the side).

The choice of approach depends on the location of the affected vertebrae and the surgeon's preference.

Spinal fusion is a major surgery that carries some risks, including infection, bleeding, nerve damage, and failure to fuse.

Recovery from spinal fusion surgery can take several months, and patients may need to wear a back brace, restrict their activities, and participate in physical therapy to help the fusion process and regain strength and mobility.

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EXERCISE AS A TOOL TO DEALING WITH MUSCULAR WEAKNESS IN FACIAL AND BELL’S PALSY

When this topic popped up on my mind, I said to myself how can I kill this one?

Indeed exercise is an important tool as far as dealing with weakness in Bell’s palsy and facial palsy concerned. Both conditions causes a unilateral facial paralysis, which means that, one way or another, there is weakness in some of the facial muscles on just one side of the face.

Truth be told, there is no drug or medication that helps improve muscle strength. Even if there may be, it will only clear the path for an exercise to make it all happen. It is the more reason why patients with any of the two conditions are being referred all the time to physical therapists by their doctors. If drugs administration can do all the work, do you think referrals to therapists would have been necessary?

To deal with facial or Bell’s palsy really needs exercise therapy. There are exercises which can be incorporated in the patient treatment plan that are purposeful to improve muscle strength. These exercises one way or another engage the facial muscles actively, and that alone gives the patient the ability to voluntarily control the muscles. Therapists can apply all the potential treatment protocols, but without exercising the weakened facial muscles, it is just COS90.

There are many forms of facial exercises that can be prescribed to patients with Bell’s and facial palsy.But there are some potent ones I have personally used and still using whenever I’m treating a case like that which I want to share with you. These exercises help to facilitate facial expressions which get lost following the recent development. They include.

1. Wrinkling of your forehead
2. Whistling
3. Puffing of the cheeks
4. Closing both eyes tightly
5. Frowning
6. Puffing cheeks against resistance
7. Widely opening and closing mouth
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