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The effect of rehabilitation timing following lumbar spinal fusion
October 2013
The effect of rehabilitation timing following lumbar spinal fusion
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
The effect of timing of rehabilitation on physical performance after lumbar spinal fusion: a randomized clinical study
Eur Spine J. 2013 Aug;22(8):1884-90Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
92 patients (between the age of 18 and 64), with degenerative disc disease undergoing lumbar spinal fusion (LSF), were randomly assigned to groups that started rehabilitation at either 6 or 12 weeks after surgery. The results showed that there was no significant difference in physical performance (6-min walking test and Astrand Fitness-tests) between the two rehabilitation groups following treatme...
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