Prognostic factors for treatment success of conservative management and role for physiotherapy in radicular pain caused by a lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lumbar disc herniation is a frequent cause of radicular leg pain and has a pronounced impact on the quality of life. While guidelines discommend surgery in the acute phase of the condition, literature on conservative treatment is relatively scarce. In this systematic review, prognostic factors for success of conservative management are investigated as well as the effect of physiotherapy on leg pain.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Pedro, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, ICTRP, and Clinicaltrials.gov from commencement to September 2022. Following screening 22 reports were included in the analysis and assessed for risk of bias by using the RoB 2 tool for randomized trials and the ROBINS-I tool for prospe

SUBMITTER: De Bruyn F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657478 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature