Having three spinal levels fused, almost garuntees that adjacent joints are going to experience increased stress. If you fuse 3 levels of the spine the adjacent joints compensate for the lack of movement by moving more than they normally do. Be very careful about trying to deal with this pain by stretching it out. If 3 levels are fused they are not going to move, it is likely the hip joint is already moving too much. Do not do pirformis stretching. Find a smart Physical Therapist Find a PT
who can help sort out the best approach.
Walking make a concious effort to take shorter steps to decrease rate of impact loading, learn to walk with a faster cadence.
Damien Howell PT, DPT, OCS
