RELATION BETWEEN KINESIOPHOBIA, FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY AND PAIN FOR PATIENTS AFTER LUMBAR HERNIATED DISC SURGERY

Download or read book RELATION BETWEEN KINESIOPHOBIA, FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY AND PAIN FOR PATIENTS AFTER LUMBAR HERNIATED DISC SURGERY written by Alma Cirtautas and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Herniated disc is most common in people over 30 and twice more likely to occur in men than women. Consequently, surgical interventions for the treatment of these conditions are constantly increasing. Kinesiophobia is considered to be of great importance for physical recovery after disc hernia surgery. Purpose: To identify relation between kinesiophobia, functional mobility and pain for patients after herniated disc surgery.Method: Patients after lumbar herniated disc surgery have participated in the study. Patients functional mobility, isometric muscle strength of lower limbs, level of kinesiophobia, level of pain were assessed at the early stage after herniated disc surgery. All patients enrolled in the trial were tested one time.Results: Functional mobility after lumbar herniated disc surgery is dependent on level of kinesiophobia (p