Supervised physical therapy versus surgery for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a propensity score-matched analysis

Supervised physical therapy versus surgery for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a propensity score-matched analysis

Abstract Background Previous studies comparing surgical with nonsurgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) reported that surgery is superior to nonsurgical treatments, but intensive and adequate volume of physical therapy were rarely performed. The purpose of this study was to compare the 1...

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Main Authors: Masakazu Minetama, Mamoru Kawakami, Masatoshi Teraguchi, Yoshio Enyo, Masafumi Nakagawa, Yoshio Yamamoto, Sachika Matsuo, Tomohiro Nakatani, Nana Sakon, Yukihiro Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Lumbar spinal stenosis
Physical therapy
Exercise therapy
Supervised exercise
Decompression surgery
Lumbar fusion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05632-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05632-y

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