Choose the instructions for your procedure below. Your discharge instructions and direct advice from your surgical team take priority over general website information.
Nutrition During Recovery
If poor appetite, nausea, or difficulty eating makes it hard to meet your nutritional needs, contact your care team. Discuss an individualized food and fluid plan and whether a registered dietitian or supplementation would be appropriate. Avoid starting or changing supplements without checking your post-operative instructions.
Our nutrition before and after surgery guide summarizes research, including a 2026 spine-surgery review coauthored by Dr. Jazayeri. It explains why findings from spine surgery cannot automatically be applied to every orthopedic procedure. For rehabilitation and activity planning, see the recovery guide.
Your Guided Rehabilitation Program via myHealthTrack
In order to provide patients with an option to recover conveniently and safely from home, we have partnered with myHealthTrack to offer a digital recovery experience, which integrates my protocol with additional guidance from professional sports trainers, physical therapist, sports psychologists and nutritionist to coach you through a remote rehab program.
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