Essential Strategies for Back Surgery Recovery

Written by clinical neuroscience researcher Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD, this book is written in an easy-to-read format with illustrations for better understanding. Studies show that the more you know about pain and how it works, the better off you’ll be. You’ll move better, experience less pain and have increased ability and interest in healthy movement, which is essential to your recovery. Available as a single booklet or a package of 12.

Learn About Nerve Sensitization and More

Based on the latest neuroscience research, Your Nerves are Having Back Surgery explains nerve sensitization for patients who will be undergoing or have undergone back surgery for radiculopathy.

Learn how your nerves experience back surgery, why pain is normal, and how to calm your extra-sensitive nerves down to help reduce pain with this back surgery book that simplifies the neuroscience of pain. Nerve sensitization is covered in an easy-to-understand format with numerous color images.

Topics include:

The decision to undergo surgery
The role of the nervous system and the brain in the experience of pain
How nerves work like an “alarm system” to alert your brain that there is a problem
How to handle increased sensitivity of the nervous system
How surgery affects the nervous system
Strategies to help calm the nervous system down
Steps toward recovery following lumbar surgery

Your Nerves Are Having Back Surgery

Based on the latest neuroscience research, this book explains nerve sensitization for patients who will be undergoing or have undergone back surgery for radiculopathy. Learn how your body’s nervous system works and how your nerves will react before, during and after surgery. Discover ways to calm the nervous system and learn steps you can take to help during the recovery process.

Color images, metaphors and examples improve understanding

Written in approachable language, this book includes metaphors, examples and color images to improve understanding.

About the Author

Adriaan Louw, _{PT, PhD: Renowned Author and Pain Researcher}

Adriaan has taught throughout the US and internationally for 20 years at numerous national and international manual therapy, pain science and medical conferences. He is a Certified Spinal Manual Therapist, Therapeutic Pain Specialist and has authored and co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles, books and book chapters related to spinal disorders and pain science. He is the Director of the Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Group – an independent collaborative initiative studying pain neuroscience and is the Program Director of the Therapeutic Pain Specialist and Pain Science Fellowship post-graduate program for Evidence in Motion.

The Why You Hurt Series

Adriaan Louw has created a series of tools that work together seamlessly, whether you’re a clinician who wants to understand pain education and how to teach your patients, or someone with chronic pain who is looking for help.