Early rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery is not effective or cost-effective compared to no referral: a randomised trial and economic evaluation.
Oosterhuis T, Ostelo RW, van Dongen JM, Peul WC, de Boer MR, Bosmans JE, Vleggeert-Lankamp CL, Arts MP, van Tulder MW.
Oosterhuis T, et al.
J Physiother. 2017 Jul;63(3):144-153. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2017.05.016. Epub 2017 Jun 28.
J Physiother. 2017.
PMID: 28668558
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CONCLUSION: Early rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery was neither more effective nor more cost-effective than no referral. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial Register NTR3156. [Oosterhuis T, Ostelo RW, van Dongen JM, Peul WC, de Boer MR, Bosmans JE, Vleggeer …
CONCLUSION: Early rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery was neither more effective nor more cost-effective than no referral. TRIAL REGIST …