title: Influence of Early Intensive Rehabilitation on Functional Mobility after Low Back Surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The research aims to determine the influence of early goal-oriented physical therapy program in combination with educational booklet and standard physical therapy without written instructions on functional mobility outcomes in patients after low back surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty patients with similar functional impairments were randomly divided into two groups, a control group (CG n = 10) and an experimental group (EG n = 20). The outcome measures include time to move from lying to sitting position, the TUG test and the 6-meter walk test. Rehabilitation program includes daily physical therapy with mild to moderate intensity, achieving sitting position and education sessions how to perform activities of daily living (ADL) from the first day after surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant improvement from baseline in two groups for all performed tests (p < 0.001). Statistical significant differences between two groups for transfers in bed on discharge (p < 0.05), in one month (p < 0.01) and for TUG in one month (p < 0.05) were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study revealed that early rehabilitation program consists of therapeutic exercises and written educational booklet after low back surgery improves transfer abilities and basic activities in one month.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesitherapy and Rehabilitation, National Sports Academy "V. Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Tsvetelina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bizheva
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesitherapy and Rehabilitation, National Sports Academy "V. Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lubenova
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Medicine, National Sports Academy "V. Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maznev
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesitherapy and Rehabilitation, National Sports Academy "V. Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grigorova-Petrova
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesitherapy and Rehabilitation, National Sports Academy "V. Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Antoaneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dimitrova
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, Goce Delchev University, Shtip, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Danche
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vasileva
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesitherapy and Rehabilitation, National Sports Academy "V. Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nikolova
keywords: Educational booklet; Functional Mobility; Physical therapy; Postoperative period; Rehabilitation; Surgery