The effects of the addition of motor imagery to home exercises on pain, disability and psychosocial parameters in patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

Context: Patients who have suffered from persistent symptoms often undergo lumbar spinal surgery (LSS). Motor imagery should be added to postoperative home exercises to reduce patient complaints.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of home exercise plus motor imagery and only home exercise in patients undergoing LSS.