Self-rehabilitation At Home After LumbaR Arthrodesis
Lumbar arthrodesis is more and more common in general population. Patients need early reeducation after surgery but do not always have access to a physiotherapist. The investigators aim to study the benefits of self-rehabilitation at home after lumbar arthrodesis, showing amelioration in lumbar pain and in quality of life for concerned patients. For this, the investigators designed a randomized-controlled study to test if self-rehabilitation at home right after surgery is superior than rehabilitation done by a physiotherapist 4 to 6 weeks after surgery (standard treatment for our patients).
• Lumbar pain and/or nerve root pain and/or limp without any motor deficiency of the limbs, before and/or after surgery (if any motor deficiency occurs after surgery, it will be a secondary exclusion criteria)
• Surgery for posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis, from a degenerative etiology, from 1 to 3 lumbar levels (one level means one inter-somatic space)
• Surgery indication after optimal medical treatment, including appropriate pain medicine, and fail of medical treatment for reducing lumbar pain and/or nerve root pain and/or limp
• Return home possible after surgery
• After signing consent during pre-operative visit with the surgeon