Spine Surgery Education

• Dressing with Adaptive Equipment

• Bed Positioning After Spine Surgery

• Car Transfers After Spine Surgery

• Truck Transfers After Spine Surgery

• Using a Gait Belt

• Getting In and Out of Bed (Log Roll)

• Putting on and Taking Off a Lower Back Brace (LSO)

• Shower Transfers

• Toilet Transfers After Spine Surgery

• Tub Transfers After Spine Surgery

• Bathing Body Mechanics After Spine Surgery

PREPARING FOR SURGERY AT ORTHONEBRASKA

Please see your surgical instructions for which specific procedure best applies to you.

• Laminectomy

• Lumbar Disc Microsurgery

• ALIF: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

• XLIF: Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Spine Surgery Guide
A printable guide to prepare you for before and after your surgery.

Comfort Care

This sheet contains recommendations for ways to get comfortable despite some pain after surgery.

Oral Hydration