From: Rehabilitation after lumbar spine surgery in adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Supervised exercise compared to non-supervised exercise for patients after surgery for lumbar disk herniation Patient or population: patients after surgery for lumbar disk herniation Setting: Hospital Intervention: supervised exercise Comparison: non-supervised exercise | |||||
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Outcomes | № of participants studies) Follow-up | Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) | Relative effect (95% CI) | Anticipated absolute effects | |
Risk with nonsupervised exercise | Risk difference with supervised exercise | ||||
Pain assessed with: Visual Analogue Scale (cm) Scale from: 0 to 10 follow-up: mean 4 months | 250 (5 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯ Lowa,b | - | MD 1.14 lower (1.65 lower to 0.62 lower) | |
Disability follow-up: mean 4 months | 175 (4 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯ Lowb,c | - | - | SMD 0.7 SD Lower (1.14 lower to 0.26 lower) |
Lumbar Mobility assessed with: Schober Test (cm) follow-up: mean 3 months | 68 (2 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯ Lowb,d | - | MD 0.27 lower (0.7 lower to 0.16 higher) |