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Pain and disability after lumbar fusion surgery contributes to the over $20 billion dollars spent in health-care costs and estimated $28 billion in lost wages annually. With the goal of returning to work, an intensive program designed to build functional strength may be used. Previous interventions for this subgroup report the outcome measure of return to work (RTW), but do not account for the physical...
Purpose of study: For persons who experience chronic back and spinal injuries with related pain symptoms, spinal fusion surgery is commonly perceived to be a treatment of last resort. Post–lumbar spinal fusion patients are typically at the light physical demand level (20 pounds occasionally) or below upon completion of a traditional physical therapy program. A discharge at the light physical demand...
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