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A prospective, randomised trial of immediate exercise following lumbar microdiscectomy: a preliminary study
Physiotherapy, 11/09/09

Newsome RJ et al. – Immediate commencement of exercises following first–time single–level lumbar microdiscectomy enabled patients to become independently mobile more rapidly and return to work sooner. Immediate commencement of exercises may enable patients to be discharged earlier, with associated cost benefits to health care and no increase in the rate of revision surgery.

Orthopedic Surgeons and Physical Therapists Differ in Assessment of Need for Physical Therapy After Traumatic Lower-Extremity Injury
Physical Therapy, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 69%

The Efficacy of Physical Therapy and Physical Therapy Plus Calcitonin in the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Yonsei Medical Journal, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Pain exposure physical therapy may be a safe and effective treatment for longstanding complex regional pain syndrome type 1: a case series
Clinical Rehabilitation, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Hackett-Hemwall Dextrose Prolotherapy for Unresolved Elbow Pain
Practical Pain Management, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Physical intervention in older adult psychiatry: an audit of physical ailments identified by physiotherapists and the implications for managing aggressive behavior
International Psychogeriatrics, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 68%