What's artificial disc replacement surgery rehab?

Ambulation: The most important aspect of disc replacement rehabilatation is walking. A brace is not necessarily recommended. After several weeks, you may require a spinal conditioning program to build core strength.

Progressive: For cervical, encourage ambulation day one, with progress towards longer walks, getting the heart rate up. Simultaneously, passive range of motion of the neck, increasing as tolerated, with return to low impact upper extremity weights, bands after two weeks, increased as tolerated, keeping total weight to a level where the surgical site is isolated and effort is smooth, and easy.