How to Recover From Back Surgery

5 Mistakes Post-Surgery Patients Make That Send Them Back Under The Knife — And How To Fix Them

A FREE, 5-day email course that shows you how to stop prolonging your recovery, identify what's driving the pain, and build the kind of spinal resilience your surgeon never had time to explain.

"This changed how I think about my recovery entirely."
- L4/L5 microdisectomy patient, 37

Created by Charlie Lizza, who is...

  • a two-time back surgery patient who rebuilt a healthy spine; and spent nearly a decade learning, the hard way, exactly what gets in the way of that.

  • I am not a physician or your doctor. Nothing in this course replaces the guidance of a qualified medical professional who knows your specific case. I have gone through this twice, studied what went wrong, and came out the other side with a back that works.

  • And now you can learn everything I figured out the hard way: for free.

Ready to finally build a bulletproof back?

Here's a sneak peek of everything you're going to learn inside this email course:

Day #1. Resting Until the Pain Goes Away
Complete rest after surgery feels protective. It's also quietly working against you — shrinking the very muscles your spine depends on, faster than most people expect. Day 1 breaks down why "just rest" is the most common advice that backfires, and what your body actually needs instead.Day #2. Treating the Pain Instead of the Cause
Most people trying to fix back pain fall into the same trap — chasing the pain instead of the cause. It's called the Whack-A-Mole cycle, and it's why so many people spend years (and thousands of dollars) treating symptoms that keep coming back. Day 2 unpacks why this cycle exists and what it actually takes to break out of it.Day #3. Doing Core Exercises Like Sit-Ups and Crunches
Good intentions, wrong tool. The core exercises everyone defaults to put a healing lumbar spine through exactly the kind of stress it doesn't need. Day 3 reveals what "core stability" really means after surgery — and the difference between exercises that protect your spine and ones that quietly undo your progress.Day #4. Relying Solely on Passive Treatments
Chiro, massage, injections — they have a role in recovery. But there's a reason people cycle through appointments for months, sometimes years, without actually getting better. Day 4 uncovers the gap that keeps most people stuck in passive care indefinitely — and why the treatment model around back pain isn't built to close it.Day #5. Returning to Activity Before You're Actually Ready
The Re-injury Reset. It tends to hit the most diligent patients hardest — the ones who've done everything right — because feeling better creates false confidence. Day 5 reveals why pain reduction is the least reliable sign you're ready, and what actually determines it.

Hooray! The first lesson of The Pain-Free Back Blueprint is on its way to your inbox.

Within the next minute or two, you're going to get an email from me (Charlie Lizza).This email contains instructions to get started with our Pain-Free Back Blueprint, so be sure to check it out!But if you have any questions, don't hesitate to hit reply and let me know—I'll be happy to help! :-)Now go and check your inbox!

P.S. If you don't find the email in your inbox in the next couple of minutes, please check your spam folder...Chances are it ended up there.(Since I'm relatively new to sending emails to my list, sometimes the "email algorithms" think I'm a robot! 🤷🏻)