Trial reportPhysiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy2017
Physiotherapy for Patients with Sciatica Awaiting Lumbar Micro-discectomy Surgery: A Nested, Qualitative Study of Patients' Views and Experiences.
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- Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Trial
- Physiotherapy for Patients with Sciatica Awaiting Lumbar Micro-discectomy Surgery: A Nested, Qualitative Study of Patients' Views and Experiences.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2017Trial
- Lumbar Disc Herniation Resorption: When and How Does It Occur?Neurospine · 2026Review
- Preoperative rehabilitation optimization for spinal surgery: a narrative review of assessment, interventions, and feasibility.Spine deformity · 2024Review
- Experiences of people with Long Covid with a digital physiotherapy intervention: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- The challenges of nursing care for patients with lumbar discectomy: A qualitative study.Nursing open · 2024Review
- Understanding How Patients With Lumbar Radiculopathy Make Sense of and Cope With Their Symptoms.Cureus · 2024Review
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- Knowledge and Attitude of Sciatica Pain and Treatment Methods among Adults in Saudi Arabia.Advances in orthopedics · 2022Article
- Patients' and clinicians' perspectives on a 'fast-track' pathway for patients with sciatica in primary care: qualitative findings from the SCOPiC stratified care trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Why managing sciatica is difficult: patients' experiences of an NHS sciatica pathway. A qualitative, interpretative study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Digital physiotherapy is a satisfactory and effective method to improve the quality of life in Long COVID patients.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
background and purposeSciatica is a common clinical condition that can be extremely painful, disabling and life-changing. Whether conservative or surgical treatment for sciatica secondary to an intervertebral disc prolapse is most effective is still much debated. An important component of conservative treatment is physiotherapy, which aims to promote physical and psychological health for the patient, whilst resorption of the disc takes place. This paper reports a qualitative study of patients' views and experiences of a bespoke physiotherapy intervention for the treatment of sciatica.
methodsA qualitative study nested within a pilot randomized controlled trial of bespoke physiotherapy for the treatment of patients with sciatica awaiting lumbar microdiscectomy surgery. Patients randomized to receive bespoke physiotherapy in the intervention arm of the trial were invited to take part in semi-structured interviews. Twenty-one in-depth, semi-structured interviews took place. All interviews were recorded, fully transcribed and thematically analysed.
resultsMost patients in the sample found the physiotherapy valuable, appreciating the individual nature of the approach, the exercises to reduce pain and discomfort, techniques for improving functional spinal movement, walking and dynamic posture, and manual therapy and cardiovascular exercise. A small number did not find the physiotherapy of benefit. Sixteen patients in the sample went on to proceed with surgery, but most of these found value in having had the physiotherapy first. DISCUSSION: Many patients with sciatica appreciate the value of physiotherapy prior to surgery. Future research should examine patients' experiences of bespoke physiotherapy delivered within primary care. Copyright © 2016 The Authors Physiotherapy Research International published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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