Physical therapists reduce disability and improve function in single-level microdiskectomy patients
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 14:56
in Health & Medicine
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).