Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Adjacent level degeneration and facet arthropathy after disc prosthesis surgery or rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc: second report of a randomized study.
Randomized clinical trial with 2-year follow-up. ⋯ In this first study that compared the courses of degeneration after treatment with disc prosthesis surgery or rehabilitation, ALD was observed at similar frequencies at the 2-year follow-up. However, the surgery group had increased FA at the implant level.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Specific trunk and general exercise elicit similar changes in anticipatory postural adjustments in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.
A randomized controlled trial. ⋯ SEG elicited significant reductions in self-rated disability and pain, whereas similar between-group changes in trunk muscle onsets were observed. The motor control adaptation seems to reflect a strategy of improved coordination between the trunk muscles with the unilateral shoulder movement. Trunk muscle onsets during rapid limb movement do not seem to be a valid mechanism of action for specific trunk exercise rehabilitation programs.