Supervised physical therapy versus unsupervised exercise for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: 1-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.
Masakazu MinetamaMamoru KawakamiMasatoshi TeraguchiRyohei KagotaniYoshimasa MeraTadashi SumiyaMasafumi NakagawaYoshio YamamotoSachika MatsuoNana SakonTomohiro NakataniTomoko KitanoYukihiro NakagawaPublished in: Clinical rehabilitation (2021)
Supervised physical therapy produced greater improvements in symptom severity and physical function than unsupervised exercise and was associated with lower likelihood of receiving surgery within 1 year.