A randomised controlled trial of post-operative rehabilitation after surgical decompression of the lumbar spine

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1101-1117

  Mannion, Anne F ^a   Denzler, Raymond ^a   Dvorak, Jiri ^a   Müntener, Markus ^b   Grob, Dieter ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decompression surgery; Lumbar degenerative disease; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Self management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SELF CARE; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36148959684     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0399-6     Document Type: Article

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