Influence of Pre-operative Back Muscle Exercise on Post-operative Outcomes After Spine Surgery

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · Jan 29, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The investigators intend to enroll patients from UCSD spine clinic. The investigators will include patients who are indicated for a spine surgery. Once participants are identified to be surgical candidates, and have an estimated surgical date that is 4-6 weeks from identification, the participants may undergo pre-operative procedures including a pre-operative evaluation and treatment by a physical therapist, data collection (demographics, medical history, etc.), and filling out relevant questionnaires. Patients will undergo their surgery as scheduled with the spine surgeon as part of their ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • - Individuals undergoing spinal surgery
• • Individuals who have been deemed medically safe to participate in an exercise-based physical therapy program
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • - Individuals with comorbid conditions or spinal injury inappropriate for participating in an exercise-based physical therapy program as determined by the surgeon (e.g. unstable vertebral fracture)
• • Individuals that do not have the ability to commit to the therapy schedule either in-clinic or using the web-based interface
• • Non-english speaking individuals (some questionnaires are validated only in English)