The purpose of the following study is to analyze the effects of a prehabilitation program based on therapeutic exercise, back care education and pain neuroscience education through the visualization of videos, compared to standardized written therapeutic exercise in patients undergoing lumbar radiculopathy surgery.
Adults aged 18 years or older, diagnosed with lumbar radiculopathy, and scheduled for surgery. The symptoms will be predominantly leg pain with or without neurological deficit, with surgical decompression justified.
Patients currently receiving any other non-pharmacological treatment or physical therapy for the management of lumbar radiculopathy.
Proposed for surgery with instrumentation (e.g., spinal fusion, arthrodesis).
Suffering from a chronic pain-related condition (e.g., fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome).
Symptoms of spinal cord compression.
Parallel
Physiotherapy
Other interventionThe intervention involves the visualization of different videos explaining the performance of lumbar strengthening exercises, measures for back care, and neuroscience pain education.
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)
Disability score (0-100). Higher score indicates higher disability.
SF-McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MGPQ)
Pain score (0-45). Higher score indicates higher pain level
Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
Pain score 0-10. Higher score indicates higher pain intensity.
EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D)
Quality of life score (-0.5 to 1).Higher score indicates higher health-related quality of life
Fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire (FABQ)
FABQ-Work subscale (ranging from 0 to 42) and FABQ-Physical Activity subscale (ranging from 0 to 24). Higher score indicates more signs of fear avoidance
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