Support Pillow for Spinal Surgery Recovery

The investigators hypothesize that use of the back saver pillow as currently designed will be feasible and that patients will report subjective improvement in pain when applying the pillow. Our specific aims are two-fold, namely (1) Determine if patients are able to utilize the back saver pillow as currently designed and (2) Survey patients as to whether they feel the back saver pillow was beneficial for their recovery. Our study design is as follows. Eligible patients will be asked pre-op whether they would like to be part of this study and asked for informed consent prior to surgery. A total of 10 patients will be recruited. Enrolled patients will be provided with the back saver pillow either while admitted, if inpatient, or at the time of discharge for same-day surgery patients. Patients will be asked to fill out a survey with questions related to how easy the pillow was to use and whether they found it to reduce their pain on the rating scale of 1-10, where 1 is no pain and 10 is most painful. There will be 3 survey timepoints post-surgery: (1) on the day following surgery, (2) right before discharge and (3) 2-weeks post-surgery. Surveys will assess patient feedback about ease of use, and pain, first without the pillow in the supine position and sitting up with the back against another surface, then with the pillow in the supine position and sitting up with the back against another surface.