Spinal Surgery Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. A Cochrane review.

STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of active rehabilitation on functional outcome after lumbar spinal stenosis surgery when compared with "usual postoperative care." SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Surgery rates for lumbar spinal stenosis have risen, yet outcomes remain suboptimal. Postoperative rehabilitation has been suggested a...

Prehabilitation and early rehabilitation after spinal surgery: randomized clinical trial.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome after spinal surgery when adding prehabilitation to the early rehabilitation. DESIGN A randomized clinical study. SETTING Orthopaedic surgery department. SUBJECT Sixty patients scheduled for surgery followed by inpatient rehabilitation for degenerative lumbar disease. INTERVENTIONS The patients were computer randomized to prehabilitation and early rehab...

Function after spinal treatment, exercise and rehabilitation (FASTER): improving the functional outcome of spinal surgery

BACKGROUND The life-time incidence of low back pain is high and diagnoses of spinal stenosis and disc prolapse are increasing. Consequently, there is a steady rise in surgical interventions for these conditions. Current evidence suggests that while the success of surgery is incomplete, it is superior to conservative interventions. A recent survey indicates that there are large differences in th...

Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Spinal Anaesthesia in Spinal Surgery