Sensory Recovery

After neurodynamic treatment, sharp sensation, dull sensation, and two-point discrimination improved. Traction caused slight within-session improvement in sharp sensation, suggesting possible nervous-system modifiability. Another surgery was not presented as an obvious answer when the first surgery failed to resolve the sensory deficit. Sensory recovery after back surgery is uncertain, and surgery does not reliably restore sensation. Neurodynamic involvement was less obvious because straight leg raise, slump testing, and other positions did not clearly alter sensation. Responsive sensory spots were considered somewhat encouraging, but expectations for meaningful restoration remained uncertain. The case involved persistent right-leg sensory loss after back surgery despite resolution of pain and functional limitations. The sensory loss followed the fibular nerve distribution, especially the superficial fibular nerve region. The current sensory restoration strategy used sensory discrimination to map perception and test whether repeated input might improve it.