The effect of graded activity and pain education (GAPE): an early post-surgical rehabilitation programme after lumbar spinal fusion—study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Patients with chronic low back pain undergoing lumbar spinal fusion (LSF) are physically inactive and thereby at risk of poor health. Barriers to being physically active need to be acknowledged in post-surgical rehabilitation. The primary objective of this randomized controlled t...

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Main Authors: Heidi Tegner, Bente Appel Esbensen, Marius Henriksen, Rachid Bech-Azeddine, Mari Lundberg, Louise Nielsen, Nanna Rolving
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04719-y