A functional intervention within a cognitive approach to chronic cervical radiculopathy : Description of the non-surgical treatment arm in a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most patients with cervical radiculopathy improve within the first months without treatment or with non-surgical treatment. A systematic review concluded that these patients improve, regardless of their intervention. Still, many patients are offered surgery, despite limited evidence regarding the indications for surgical treatments. The aim of this article is to describe the intervention that is going to be followed in the non-surgical treatment arm of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing the effectiveness of surgical and non-surgical treatment for patients with cervical radiculopathy.

Methods

The non-surgical intervention is a functional intervention within a cognitive approach founded on previous experiences, and current recommendations for best practic

SUBMITTER: Engebretsen KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308144 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature