American Physical Therapy Association

Physical therapists reduce disability and improve function in single-level microdiskectomy patients

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, December 27th, 2009

Patients who have undergone a single-level lumbar microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation experienced significant improvement in physical function following an intensive, progressive physical therapist guided exercise and education program, according to a research report published in the November issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

Low back pain continues to be the most prevalent musculoskeletal problem, and one cause is lumbar disk herniation accompanied by sciatica-with many cases resulting in lumbar diskectomy. Up to 35 percent of patients continue to have pain and impaired function after...

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