 [ Symptoms ] i had an acute ebv antibody test done and my results were all negative [ Disease ] since your dealing with a chronic condition and post surgery you need to meet with your doctor before exercising once you have your doctors ok i have listed some exercises that are generally safe for people with a history of low back pain and surgery one thing to remember is to start slow stop exercising before you feel pain so you can slowly increase your body is tolerance to an activity 1 walking  good shoes and good weather and your ready to go 2 water walking or a water aerobics class check with the local gyms in your area and see if they offer water aerobics  no impact = low stress on the spine also on the day of your first class arrive early and meet the instructor so you can explain your condition and they will be ready during the class to give you some possible alternatives to exercises that might irritate your back 3 recumbent cycling these bikes are great for people with low back problems as the let you sit upright with a straight back 4 you could also try a short course of physical therapy pt is are great at helping people get up and moving after surgery best of luck mk hi in doing some thinking and as i take what your read below did a little research and come up with what is below cayenne contains capsaicin the chemical responsible for giving cayenne peppers their spicy kick capsaicin is known to act as a natural analgesic a substance that alleviates pain  although scientists have not confirmed how or why cayenne might help relieve low back pain it is thought that capsaicin may help inhibit certain neurons involved in creating sensations of pain in a test and after three weeks of treatment members of the cayenne group showed a significantly greater improvement in pain given this finding the study is authors concluded that cayenne plasters offer a genuine alternative in the treatment of non specific low back pain  turmeric is another help for back pain for more info on both just google spine pain and cayenne pepper and spine pain and turmeric and the garlic well its just so good for our blood the 3 are very good at cleaning away plaque from our blood that way it controls your bad cholesterol now i take this in a mix every day with turmeric and garlic and below is a post of mine just do a trail for 12 weeks to see if it really does work for you cayenne contains capsaicin the chemical responsible for giving cayenne peppers their spicy kick capsaicin is known to act as a natural analgesic a substance that alleviates pain  although scientists have not confirmed how or why cayenne might help relieve low back pain it is thought that capsaicin may help inhibit certain neurons involved in creating sensations of pain in a test and after three weeks of treatment members of the cayenne group