Effects of pre-surgery physiotherapy on walking ability and lower extremity strength in patients with degenerative lumbar spine disorder: Secondary outcomes of the PREPARE randomised controlled trial

Effects of pre-surgery physiotherapy on walking ability and lower extremity strength in patients with degenerative lumbar spine disorder: Secondary outcomes of the PREPARE randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Degenerative lumbar spine disorders are common among musculoskeletal disorders. When disabling pain and radiculopathy persists after adequate course of rehabilitation and imaging confirms compressive pathology, surgical decompression is indicated. Prehabilitation aiming to augmen...

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Main Authors: Maria Fors, Paul Enthoven, Allan Abbott, Birgitta Öberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Degenerative lumbar spine disorder
Low Back pain
Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation
Exercise
Walking ability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2850-3

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