Journal of Sport and Kinetic Movement (Dec 2017)
RECOVERY OF LUMBOSACRAL PAINS AFTER LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION SURGERY
Abstract
Background. Lumbar disc herniation is a suffering with increased incidence and a tendency to continuously decrease the age at which it starts. In disc disorders where pain is accentuated during walking and resting and does not give in to medical and physical-kinetic treatment, surgical intervention is required. One of the possible complications in the operated hernia is lumbosacralgia. In this context, we believe that specific post-operative recovery treatment can improve lower back. Aims. The early application of a physical-kinetic program tailored to the particularities of patients with lumbosacralgia after lumbar disc herniation surgery can reduce their specific late symptomatology. Methods. This study, based on the experimental method, was performed from September 2013 to January 2014 on a sample of 42 subjects aged 30-60 years, patients with lumbosacralgia secondary to lumbar disc herniation. Results. The evaluation of the clinical-functional parameters specific to this pathology, registered at the beginning of the recovery treatment and 4 months after it, indicates the decrease and even the disappearance of postoperative lumbar pain, skin paresthesia and muscle contraction. There is evidence of improvement in lumbar mobility and increase the strength of paravertebral muscles. Conclusions. The analysis and interpretation of the values obtained during 4 months of systemic and individualized application of the physical-kinetic program reflects the benefits of early postoperative physiotherapy in patients with operated lumbar disc.
