Article

Evaluating the efficacy of an intensive, dynamic and multidisciplinary
spine-specific functional restoration program in patients with chronic low back
pain with or without surgery. METHODS: One hundred and forty-four subjects with
chronic low back pain included in the retrospective study and divided into two
groups: patients who had spine surgery (GI, n=81) and patients who did not have
surgery (GC, n=37). The two groups followed the same functional restoration
program (175 hours). All the subjects were evaluated before (T0) and after
(T5wks) rehabilitation care based on physical, functional, psychological and
professional parameters. RESULTS: All outcome measures were significantly
improved for all subjects at the end of the study, regardless of the group.
Eighty-one percent of patients returned to work. The surgery group obtained
better results at the end of the program for pain and back muscle isometric
endurance measures. CONCLUSIONS: The effects of the intensive program were
validated; nevertheless, spine surgery seems to have a positive impact on some
physical parameters of this spine-specific functional restoration program.
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