5 Gentle Bed Exercises for Post-Spine Surgery Recovery: Speed Up Healing with Low-Impact Movements 

Here are 5 easy exercises to do after spine surgery such as a laminectomy or microdiscectomy.
I recently had a hemilaminectomy and microdiscectomy at L4-5 for a herniated disc and here are 5 exercises that you should perform in bed to help improve strength and allow the body to heal.
These exercises should be performed pain free and should not cause any pain into your back or leg.
Here are the 5 exercises to perform 1-3 times per day:
1) Ankle pumps - perform 10-30 repetitions every hour while awake to help prevent blood clots
2) Glute sets - squeeze your glutes together. Hold for 5 seconds. Then relax. Perform 10-20 repetitions
3) Quad sets- squeeze the quads (top muscle of your thigh) by pushing your knees flat into the bed beneath you. Hold for 5 seconds. Then relax. Perform 10-20 repetitions.
4) Hamstring sets - Bend your knees. Dig your heels into the bed to activate your hamstrings (the muscle underneath your thigh and opposite your quads). Hold for 5 seconds. Then relax. Perform 10-20 repetitions.
5) Pelvic tilts - Lying on your back with your knees bent lightly posteriorly tilt your pelvis by flattening your back into the bed. Hold for 5 seconds. Then relax. Perform 10-20 repetitions.
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