• 1. Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
NING Ning, Email: gkningning@126.cn
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Objective  To explore the correlation between postoperative kinesiophobia and rehabilitation outcome in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Methods  This study was a cross-sectional survey. The patients who underwent lumbar discectomy due to LDH in West China Hospital of Sichuan University between June and October 2019 were included consecutively. According to the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) score, patients were divided into two groups: the kinesiophobia group and the non-kinesiophobia group. The patients’ scores of the TSK, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scores (JOA) at different time points were collected. The relationship between postoperative kinesiophobia, pain, and lumbar function in patients was analyzed. Results  A total of 201 patients were included. Among them, there were 128 cases in the kinesiophobia group and 73 cases in the non-kinesiophobia group. The incidence of kinesiophobia was 63.68%. Pearson correlation test analysis showed that TSK score was positively correlated with VAS score (r=0.218, P<0.01) and ODI score (r=0.263, P<0.01) at 24 h after surgery. At one month after surgery, there was a positive correlation with VAS score (r=0.296, P<0.01) and a negative correlation with JOA score (r=−0.182, P<0.05). The results of multiple linear regression showed that postoperative age, pain, lumbar function, and postoperative kinesiophobia were interrelated (P<0.05). Conclusions  Patients with LDH had a higher incidence of kinesiophobia 24 h after surgery. Postoperative kinesiophobia was correlated with the recovery outcome of patients with LDH.

Citation: PU Xingcui, CHEN Jiali, NING Ning, ZENG Jiancheng, SONG Yueming, LI Peifang, LI Ye. Relationship between postoperative kinesiophobia and functional recovery in patients with lumbar disc herniation. West China Medical Journal, 2023, 38(6): 870-877. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202207128 Copy

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