Correlation of mental health with physical function, pain, and disability following anterior lumbar interbody fusion.

Timothy J Hartman James W Nie Keith R MacGregor Omolabake O Oyetayo Eileen Zheng Kern Singh

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2023)

Inferior mental health correlated with inferior pain, function, and disability scores at one or more periods postoperatively. This finding was most consistent for correlation between mental health scores and disability. Optimization of mental health may positively influence outcomes, especially regarding disability, following ALIF.

Keyphrases

mental health
multiple sclerosis
mental illness
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue