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Lumbar Disc Disease Rehabilitation

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Lumbar Disc Disease Rehabilitation, Low Back Rehabilitation

  • See Also
  1. Low Back Muscle Fusion Rehabilitation
  2. Return to Work in Lumbar Back Pain
  3. Lumbar Disc Disease
  1. Flexion Exercises for Posterior Column disease
    1. Spinal stenosis
    2. Facet
    3. Pars Defect
  2. Extension Exercise for anterior column disease
    1. Discogenic pain
    2. Scheuermann's Disease
    3. Vertebral Compression Fracture
  3. Red Flag: Radiculopathy increases with extension
    1. Spinal stenosis
    2. Major disc Herniation
  • Management
  • Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Techniques
  1. Manipulation
  2. Split table traction
    1. May offer some benefit
    2. Minimum Traction weight: 26% of body weight
  3. Electrostimulation
    1. TENS offers no proven benefit
  • Resources
  1. McKenzie Method
    1. http://www.mckenziemdt.org/approach.cfm