Trial reportScientific reports2021
Effectiveness of an exercise-based prehabilitation program for patients awaiting surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized clinical trial.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of prehabilitation on post-operative recovery from lumbar spinal stenosis surgery - A systematic review and intervention component analysis.Clinical rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- The Added Value and the Efficacy of Preoperative Physiotherapy on Degenerative Diseases of the Lumbar Spine: A Systematic Review.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Pooled it
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- Efficacy of exercise-based prehabilitation for patients undergoing elective spinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of preoperative uni- or multimodal prehabilitation on postoperative morbidity: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2023Pooled it
- Prehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Validity and reliability of remote administration of the one-leg stand, timed up and go and 30-second sit-to-stand via video call in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis awaiting decompression surgery.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Long-Term Follow-Up of a Person-Centered Prehabilitation Program Based on Cognitive-Behavioral Physical Therapy for Patients Scheduled for Lumbar Fusion.Physical therapy · 2024Trial
- Frailty and postoperative risk in geriatric neurosurgery: a prospective cohort study using multidimensional assessment.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Nonsurgical interventions for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Integrative medicine research · 2026Article
- Chiropractic's role in strengthening rehabilitation in health systems.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Article
- The feasibility of implementing and evaluating individualised digital prehabilitation prior to major elective surgery in adults aged ≥ 50 years: the PreActiv intervention.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2026Article
- Preoperative Functional Disability and Perioperative Life-space Mobility in Older Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Generalized Linear Mixed-effects Model Analysis.Physical therapy research · 2026Article
- Physical activity barriers and facilitators in patients awaiting spine surgery: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Preoperative spinal education for lumbar spinal stenosis (POSE-LSS): A qualitative analysis of patient experiences.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Prehabilitation for lumbar spinal stenosis: understanding mechanisms and contexts for enhanced engagement-a realist review.Age and ageing · 2025Review
- Characterising patients undergoing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis associated neurogenic claudication in the UK: what does the British Spinal Registry tell us?European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Approaches to Pain Management in Postoperative Spinal Surgery Patients: Advanced Strategies and Future Directions.Neurology international · 2025Review
- Is it possible to return to skiing following long-construct spinal deformity surgery?Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Can Physical Prehabilitation Reverse Frailty in Elderly Patients Before Spine Surgery? A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
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Abstract
Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common reason for spine surgery in older adults, but the effects of prehabilitation on perioperative outcomes among these patients have not been investigated. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a preoperative exercise-based intervention program compared with usual care on the improvement of clinical status, physical capacities and postoperative recovery of patients awaiting surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Sixty-eight participants were randomised to receive either a 6-week supervised exercise-based prehabilitation program or hospital usual care. The outcomes included both clinical and physical measures. Data collection occurred at post-intervention, and 6 weeks, 3- and 6-months post-surgery. Significant but small improvements were found in favour of the experimental group at the post-intervention assessment for pain intensity, lumbar spinal stenosis-related disability, lumbar strength in flexion, low back extensor muscles endurance, total ambulation time, and sit to stand performance. A significant difference in favor of the intervention group was found starting at the 3-month postoperative follow-up for low back-related disability. No adverse events were reported. Exercise-based prehabilitation did not improve short-term postoperative recovery in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
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