Prolonged Physiotherapy versus Early Surgical Intervention in Patients with Lumbar Disk Herniation: Short-term Outcomes of Clinical Randomized Trial.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: We compared the disability and functional outcome after conservative treatment with prolonged physiotherapy versus early surgical intervention in patients with lumbar disk herniation.

Overview Of Literature: Lumbar disk herniation is one of the most common causes of job-related disability in individuals less than 45 years old.