/r/spinalfusion/

r/spinalfusion

19k members
r/spinalfusion is a subreddit with 19k members. The community frequently discusses surgery, fusion, post op, pain, and recovery, and they frequently recommend/review office chairs, chairs, and running shoes, and the most common flair used is requesting advice, success stories!, post-op questions, is this normal?, and pre-op questions.
A place to talk to others who have had spinal fusion surgery or are preparing to have the surgery

Popular Topics in r/spinalfusion

#1

Surgery

54 posts
#2

Fusion

52 posts
#3

Post Op

30 posts
#4

Pain

29 posts
#5

Recovery

24 posts
#6

Spinal

18 posts
#7

Post Op

16 posts
#8

Op

16 posts
#9

Acdf

15 posts
#10

Fusion Surgery

5 posts

Products Discussed in r/spinalfusion

Office Chairs

4 reviews
#1
Herman Miller
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Gaming Chair
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Steelcase
5.0 from 1 review

Chairs

3 reviews
#1
Herman Miller
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Steelcase
5.0 from 1 review

Running Shoes

2 reviews
#1
Hoka
5.0 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/spinalfusion

#1
Requesting advice
: "This is tough"
27 posts
#2
Success Stories!
: "12 Year Post-Op Uncover Up Tattoo"
15 posts
#3
Post-Op Questions
: "7 month post op"
14 posts
#4
Is this normal?
: "I just had my spine surgery at 27 years old"
9 posts
#5
Pre-Op Questions
: "Realistic recovery questions"
8 posts
#6
Surgery Questions
: "Do you regret your fusion?"
5 posts
#7
Not sure, other
: "Had an emergency fusion in my spine and now I’m needing neck surgery too :("
2 posts
#8
Revision Surgery
: "Former job denied reasonable accommodation request for c collar post op due to “potential to fall off spontaneously”"
1 post

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Yearly
+6k members(41.7%)

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Last updated: June 10, 2026