The Effect of Lower-Limb Exercise on Pain Management of the Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

Table 2

Assessment of VAS score.

Group	Pre-op	POD 1	POD 3	POD 7	POD 14
Celecoxib (n = 120)	6.8 ± 1.7	5.7 ± 1.4	3.5 ± 1.1	2.3 ± 1.1	1.2 ± 0.2
Combined (n = 105)	6.6 ± 2.1	5.4 ± 1.6	2.6 ± 1.2	1.5 ± 1.2	1.1 ± 0.3
P value	0.431	0.135	<0.001	<0.001	0.003

All values with P < 0.05 are presented in bold, which indicate statistical significance.VAS, visual analog scale; combined group, celecoxib and lower-limb rehabilitation exercise; POD, postoperative day; Pre-op, preoperation.