Effectiveness of behavioral graded activity after first-time lumbar disc surgery: Short term results of a randomized controlled trial

European Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 637-644

  Ostelo, R W J G ^a,b,c   De Vet, H C W ^a   Berfelo, M W ^d   Kerckhoffs, M R ^b,c,d   Vlaeyen, J W S ^c   Wolters, P M J C ^b   Van Den Brandt, P A ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioral treatment; Lumbar disc surgery; Physiotherapy; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; JOINT MOBILITY; LUMBAR DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347633305     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-003-0560-9     Document Type: Article

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