Manipulative rehabilitation applied soon after lumbar disc surgery improves late post-operative functional disability: A preliminary 2-year follow-up study.

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the potential of manipulative rehabilitation and importance of post-operative management after lumbar disc surgery. Definitive trials with larger sample sizes are required to confirm the feasibility and potential therapeutic effectiveness of this approach. PMID: 28505954 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28505954?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation - May 18, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil Source Type: research