From: Rehabilitation after lumbar spine surgery in adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Supervised exercise compared to advice for patients after surgery for lumbar disk herniation Patient or population: patients after surgery for lumbar disk herniation Setting: Hospital Intervention: supervised exercise Comparison: advice | |||||
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Outcomes | № of participants studies) Follow-up | Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) | Relative effect (95% CI) | Anticipated absolute effects | |
Risk with advised | Risk difference with Supervised exercise | ||||
Pain follow up: mean 4 months | 341 (5 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯◯ Very lowa,b,c | - | - | SMD 0.91 SD lower (1.61 lower to 0.21 lower) |
Disability follow-up: mean 4 months | 261 (4 RCTs) | ⨁◯◯◯ Very lowb,c,d | - | - | SMD 0.8 SD lower (1.59 lower to 0.01 lower) |