Clinical outcomes of comprehensive rehabilitation training after percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy

Objective To study the effect of comprehensive rehabilitation training on patients with lumbar disc herniation after percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD). Methods From July to October in 2016, 100 patients who underwent PELD for herniated lumbar disc in our hospital were randomly assigned to control group (n=50) and experimental group (n=50). Patients in experimental group received comprehensive rehabilitation training and control group received postoperative routine rehabilitation.Visual analog score (VAS), oswestry disability index score (ODI), timed up and go (TUG) score of low back pain and leg pain were collected at 3 d, 7 d, 10 d, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 1, 2 and 3 months after operation. Results There was no difference in low back pain, leg pain, ODI score, and TUG score between two groups (all P> 0.05). At 3 months after training, all these indicators were superior in experimental group compared to control grouplow back pain:(1.28±0.51) vs (1.83±0.84); leg pain:(1.36±0.71) vs(1.75±0.59); ODI:(13.28±4.32) vs (17.76±4.67); TUG:(7.25±2.30) vs (9±2.96); all P< 0.05. Conclusion Comprehensive rehabilitation training can improve the treatment effect of PELD on lumbar disc herniation, alleviate postoperative pain and promote patient's recovery.