A study that was recently recognized by the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine showed that neither a postoperative rehabilitation program nor an educational booklet about postoperative management for patients undergoing discectomy or lateral nerve root decompression surgery improved functional outcomes.
The study, published in Spine, examined the results of 338 patients who either received the rehabilitation program, educational booklet, both or neither postoperatively. During the 12-month postoperative period, the effect of the rehabilitation program on Oswestry Disability Index scores was -2.7 and the effect of the booklet was 2.7.
The study authors concluded that neither solution improved patients' functional outcomes.
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The study authors concluded that neither solution improved patients' functional outcomes.
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