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

Table 5

JOA score (lumbar, 29 points) assessment and comparisons.

Groups	Pre-op	POD 1	POD 3	POD 7	POD 14
Celecoxib (n = 120)	7.5 ± 1.3	10.5 ± 1.5	14.7 ± 2.2	19.8 ± 6.1	22.1 ± 6.6
Combined (n = 105)	7.8 ± 1.2	10.2 ± 1.7	15.1 ± 2.4	20.3 ± 6.3	22.3 ± 6.5
P value	0.075	0.161	0.194	0.546	0.820

JOA, Japanese Orthopedic Association; combined group, celecoxib and lower-limb rehabilitation exercise; POD, postoperative day; Pre-op, preoperation.