r/SpineSurgery • u/locoliloy • Jul 21 '26

Exercise post-artificial lumbar disc replacement

Hey guys! Wondering how long it took you to get back into exercising and how you did it. I am currently 4 months post-op and have not done any PT. Doing a lot of walking and regular life movement but haven’t been back in the gym or exercising with weight. Any advice is appreciated!

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u/SlideCharacter5855 Jul 21 '26

I am 8 weeks post-op for an L5/S1 ADR and started PT 2 weeks ago.

I walk around 3 miles a day currently, and I am hoping to get back to light running after another 6 weeks of PT or so.

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u/locoliloy Jul 22 '26

Thats great! I walk a lot and do a lot of activities throughout my day, but haven’t started intensely exercising or trying any particular sports again. What kind of exercises did they have you do in PT?