Assessment of the effectiveness of physiotherapy after surgical treatment of the cervical or lumbar spine

Abstract

Objective. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of physiotherapy, including assessment of the functional level of patients after surgical treatment of the spine. Material and methods. The study involved 46 people after cervical or lumbar spine surgery. The research was carried out using the author's questionnaire, the Oswestry questionnaire was used to assess the level of disability in people with lumbar pain. The NDI questionnaire was used to assess the degree of disability in people with cervical pain. The study was conducted before and after the ZUS-rehabilitation program, i.e. 3 weeks after it was started. Results. The intensity of lumbar pain before the stay remained strong, while after rehabilitation the pain remained moderate. The intensity of cervical pain before rehabilitation remained strong, while after rehabilitation the pain was mild. Before rehabilitation of patients after lumbar spine surgery the degree of disability was moderate and severe, while after rehabilitation it was mild and to a lesser extent moderate. In patients after cervical spine surgery, the level of disability before the stay was moderate and severe, but after physiotherapy - mild. Conclusions. The implemented physiotherapy program of patients after spine surgery is effective in reducing pain and improving the functioning of patients in daily activities. However, it is still necessary to verify and improve the methods of post operative physiotherapy of the spine so as to increase efficiency and therapy effectiveness in all evaluated domains.