Cochrane · systematic review · CD003007
Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery
Oosterhuis, T, Costa, LOP, Maher, CG, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
Back and NeckAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
9
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 22.2%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 44.4%Low 3 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Exercise therapy versus no treatment four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery
Population: patients four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain (post‐treatment) VAS or LBPRS Exercise therapy vs no treatment four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery | no estimate extracted | 272 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Functional status (post‐treatment) ODI or LBPRS Exercise therapy vs no treatment four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery | no estimate extracted | 252 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Functional status (long term) ODI or LBPRS Exercise therapy vs no treatment four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery | no estimate extracted | 226 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
High‐intensity exercise versus low‐intensity exercise programmes four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery
Population: patients four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain (short term) VAS High‐intensity exercise vs low‐intensity exercise programmes four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery | no estimate extracted | 103 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Function (short term) RDQ or ODI High‐intensity exercise vs low‐intensity exercise programmes four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery | no estimate extracted | 103 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Functional status (long term) High‐intensity exercise vs low‐intensity exercise programmes four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Supervised programmes versus home exercises four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery
Population: patients four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain (short term) VAS or five‐point box scale Supervised programmes vs home exercises four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery | no estimate extracted | 229 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Functional status (short term) ODI or 12‐item scale Supervised programmes vs home exercises four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery | no estimate extracted | 229 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Functional status (long term) Supervised programmes vs home exercises four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |