Aim This study aims to assess the effectiveness of an early intervention comprising individually tailored physiotherapy, including dialogue, education, and graded activity, following lumbar spinal fusion surgery. The effectiveness will be evaluated on patient-specific goals, physical activity, pain intensity, pain interference, fear of movement, and pain self-efficacy for patients after a lumbar spinal fusion.
≥ 18 years of age
Low back pain (LBP) > 3 months
Read and understand the Danish language
The participants should be a part of Frederiksberg Municipality and Copenhagen Municipality (in Denmark)
Post-traumatic vertebral compression/deformity
Patients with the following conditions (infection, neoplasm, metastasis, metabolic bone disease, fractures or other known autoimmune arthropathies)
Patients with patient-related circumstances (physical or mental status) that impede their ability to give informed consent and adhere to the study program (e.g., dementia, developmental disorders, or substance-induced cognitive impairment)
Other special conditions, where the patient is judged by the surgeon as inappropriate to participate
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Lead sponsor
Health Care Centre Frederiksberg
Collaborator
The Danish Arthritis Association
Collaborator
Region Capital Denmark
Collaborator
Lundbeck Foundation
Collaborator
Danish Physiotherapists
Collaborator
The Cross-Sectoral Fund
Collaborator