[PDF] Top 20 Randomized controlled trial of postoperative exercise rehabilitation program after lumbar spine fusion: study protocol

... At the beginning of the program, trunk and hip muscle coordination and muscle endurance exercises will be performed in a prone, supine and four-point kneeling position. During the intervention the perform- ance ... See full document

... Thus, the resources employed in physical therapy, which have been used and investigated frequently in adults, should be better understood when applied to older patients. The cycle ergometer activates the muscle groups of ... See full document

... [18]. Exercise programmes seem to be more beneficial than no treatment, and high intensity exercises may be more effective than low intensity ...of postoperative man- agement is scarce [19]. Therefore, the ... See full document

... the lumbar spine will be collected for all ...Patient fusion sta- tus will be evaluated according to the criteria mentioned by Burkus et ...of fusion involves the radio- graphic evaluation of ... See full document

... the lumbar lordosis [37] and the pelvic parameters (the sacral slope, the pelvic tilt and the pelvic incidence) ...of fusion for the DF group ...one spine sur- geon and one ... See full document

... randomised controlled multi-centre clinical trial investigating optimal postoperative management (FASTER trial), which has won prizes both nationally and ...this study formed part of a ... See full document

... for spine surgery in pa- tients older than 65 years ...with fusion for LSS outweighs the effects of non-surgical interventions ...following spine surgery are highly vari- able and advantages ... See full document

... The trial will be overseen and monitored by a Program ...The Program Manager will visit each site to examine trial procedures, ensure data quality and moni- tor compliance with the ... See full document

... The study recruited 27 patients, aged 45 to 70 years, who had undergone lumbar spine ...started rehabilitation 3 weeks after ...standard postoperative protocol, where no ... See full document

... come. Fusion of spinal motor segments leads to increased forces acting on adjacent levels and can result in ...rospective study, Cheh et ...that study, instability developed more frequently superior ... See full document

... the lumbar multifidus muscle [3], and patients with both recurrent and chronic LBP exhibit wasting of the trunk extensors (TEs) [4 – ...using exercise interventions has long been an important goal in the ... See full document

... A leading cause of failure of RCTs is the lack of enroll- ment of sufficient number of participants into the study. We have enlisted a large referral source for potential participants. LSS is a very common ... See full document

... of postoperative complications of lymphedema ...aerobic exercise be included in the postopera- tive BC rehabilitation plan ...Chinese exercise which is a combination of physical activity, ... See full document

... present study was the first randomized controlled trial to use rTMS in patients with severe ...this study are ...our study protocol in ...clinical trial on the effect ... See full document

... This study uses a prospective, randomized, parallel-group design with blinded assessment and unblinded treatment to compare the percutaneous assisted approach with the anterolateral approach in total hip ... See full document

... clinical exercise trials targeted on home-dwelling patients with dementia ...s study [8] was targeted to improve behavioural symptoms in demen- ...rigorous randomized trials investigating the ... See full document

... Any protocol deviations are reviewed by the PI who de- termines if modifications to the study protocol or consent form are ...capacity. Protocol deviations are reported to the DSMB as ...the ... See full document

... articles: study design, participant information, interventions and setting, follow-up period and outcome data ...One study published median outcome scores, and the authors were contacted and provided mean ... See full document

... Background: Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is a large and costly problem. It has a lifetime prevalence of 80% and results in high levels of healthcare cost. It is a major cause for long term sickness amongst the ... See full document

... the exercise alone arm with each of the PCST arms involve separate physiotherapists per arm and therefore clustering effects by physiotherapists need to be accounted for in the sam- ple size and ...of ... See full document