Randomized controlled trial of postoperative exercise rehabilitation program after lumbar spine fusion: Study protocol

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Tarnanen, Sami ^a   Neva, Marko H ^b   Dekker, Joost ^c   Häkkinen, Keijo ^a   Vihtonen, Kimmo ^b   Pekkanen, Liisa ^d   Häkkinen, Arja ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Central Finland Central Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disability; Exercise; Lumbar fusion; Pain; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Spine

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CARE; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT DURATION; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866097577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-123     Document Type: Article

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