Functional results and the risk factors of reoperations after lumbar disc surgery

The Health quality assessment patients whit Lumbar disc herniation, before and after Herniated Lumbar Disc surgery

Introduction and Aim: Lumbar disc herniation is one of the most common causes of low back pain. Sciatic pain in association with lumbar disc herniation may require surgical intervention in the form of lumbar discectomy.Chronic illnesses such as the low back pain has important consequences like an alteration in the health quality of the person. Health quality is a multi-faceted concept and goes ...

role of depression after lumbar disc surgery

EARLY AND DELAYED RESULTS OF LUMBAR DISC SURGERY IN 314 PATIENTS

In a retrospective study the clinical presentations, neurological findings, contrast studies, operative findings, and the follow-up results of 314 patients with disc herniation were studied over a 10-year period. This disease was most frequent between the ages of 30 to 40 and mostly in males. Low back pain with or without radicular pain was the most frequent symptom, involving the left leg ...

[Functional status of patients after lumbar disc herniation surgery].

The aim of this study was to determine whether early rehabilitation from the first postoperative day after lumbar disc herniation surgery improved functional status of patients compared to the rehabilitation that started 3 weeks after surgery. Oswestry index was used for functional status assessment before surgery and after rehabilitation in 60 patients divided in 2 groups, i.e., early and cont...

Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery.

BACKGROUND Although several rehabilitation programs, physical fitness programs or protocols regarding instruction for patients to return to work after lumbar disc surgery have been suggested, little is known about the efficacy and effectiveness of these treatments. There are still persistent fears of causing re-injury, re-herniation, or instability. OBJECTIVES The objective of this systematic...