What do patients feel they can do following lumbar microdiscectomy? A qualitative study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1367-1373

  Williamson, Julia ^a   Bulley, Cathy ^b   Coutts, Fiona ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise compliance; Fear avoidance; Lumbar microdiscectomy; Qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LUMBAR MICRODISCECTOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWIMMING; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COHORT STUDIES; DISKECTOMY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 54049136044     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701639915     Document Type: Article

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