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.
Evidence-based lumbar spine surgery: The role of national registration
