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Fifty consecutive patients with neuroradiologically confirmed lumbar disk prolapse, who responded to the first five daily physiotherapy sessions with pain centralization, were prospectively treated with mechanical physiotherapy (McKenzie). At a median follow-up of 55 weeks, there were high rates of patient satisfaction, recovery from neurological deficits, and employment, and a low rate of surgical interventions. Mechanical physiotherapy is thus a useful diagnostic tool and an effective treatment strategy for many patients with lumbar disk disease.
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Received: 23 September 2002, Received in revised form: 21 January 2003, Accepted: 28 January 2003
Correspondence to: Michael Weller, MD
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Brötz, D., Küker, W., Maschke, E. et al. A prospective trial of mechanical physiotherapy for lumbar disk prolapse. J Neurol 250, 746–749 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-003-1077-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-003-1077-1