Spinal loads during post-operative physiotherapeutic exercises.

After spinal surgery, physiotherapeutic exercises are performed to achieve a rapid return to normal life. One important aim of treatment is to regain muscle strength, but it is known that muscle forces increase the spinal loads to potentially hazardous levels. It has not yet been clarified which exe...

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Main Authors: Antonius Rohlmann, Verena Schwachmeyer, Friedmar Graichen, Georg Bergmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4084894?pdf=render