Does walking after lumbar spinal surgery predict recovery of function at six months? Protocol for a prospective cohort study

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[2] March L(2010)An updated overview of clinical guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care Eur Spine J 19 2075-94

[3] Brooks P(2011)Surgery versus conservative management of sciatica due to a lumbar herniated disc: a systematic review Eur Spine J 20 513-22

[4] Blyth F(2013)Lumbar spine fusion for chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease: a systematic review Spine 38 E409-22

[5] Woolf A(2011)Surgery versus conservative treatment for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials Spine 36 E1335-51

[6] Bain C(2010)Surgical versus non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis four year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) Spine 35 1329-38

[7] Williams G(2016)Physiotherapy management of patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery for degenerative conditions: a survey of Australian physiotherapists NZJ Physiother 44 105-12

[8] Smith E(2014)Survey of current physiotherapy practice for patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion in the UK Spine 39 E1380-7

[9] Vos T(2007)A survey of post-operative management for patients following first time lumbar discectomy Eur Spine J 16 795-802

[10] Barendregt J(2015)Physiotherapeutic interventions before and after surgery for degenerative lumbar conditions: a systematic review Physiotherapy 101 111-8

[1] Hoy D(2014)The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study Ann Rheum Dis 73 968-74

[2] March L(2010)An updated overview of clinical guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care Eur Spine J 19 2075-94

[3] Brooks P(2011)Surgery versus conservative management of sciatica due to a lumbar herniated disc: a systematic review Eur Spine J 20 513-22

[4] Blyth F(2013)Lumbar spine fusion for chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease: a systematic review Spine 38 E409-22

[5] Woolf A(2011)Surgery versus conservative treatment for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials Spine 36 E1335-51

[6] Bain C(2010)Surgical versus non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis four year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) Spine 35 1329-38

[7] Williams G(2016)Physiotherapy management of patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery for degenerative conditions: a survey of Australian physiotherapists NZJ Physiother 44 105-12

[8] Smith E(2014)Survey of current physiotherapy practice for patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion in the UK Spine 39 E1380-7

[9] Vos T(2007)A survey of post-operative management for patients following first time lumbar discectomy Eur Spine J 16 795-802

[10] Barendregt J(2015)Physiotherapeutic interventions before and after surgery for degenerative lumbar conditions: a systematic review Physiotherapy 101 111-8