ArticleMolecular pain
The effectiveness of therapeutic strategies for patients with radiculopathy: A network meta-analysis.
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- Effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy in patients with spinal radiculopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of the addition of mechanical traction to physical therapy on low back pain? A systematic review with meta-analysis.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2023Pooled it
- Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (rPMS) in Subjects With Lumbar Radiculopathy: An Electromyography-guided Prospective, Randomized Study.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Trial
- Single-Step Extrusion Printing of Microgrooved Annulus Fibrosus Scaffolds via Patterned Nozzles.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- Emergency Department Visits Within Ninety Days of Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of TENS and Low-Level Laser Therapy Applied to the Sciatic Nerve Region in Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2024Article
- Vertical traction for lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review.Archives of physiotherapy · 2021Review
- Comparative efficacy of Chinese herbal injections combined with azithromycin for mycoplasma pneumonia in children: A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics · 2019Review
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Abstract
Objectives The aim of this network meta-analysis is to assess the effectiveness of therapeutic strategies for patients with radiculopathy, including physical, medical, surgical, and other therapies. Methods We electronically searched electronic databases including PubMed and Embase for randomized controlled trials. The response rate and visual analog scale of pain change were considered as primary outcomes. The outcomes were measured by odds ratio (OR) value and corresponding 95% credible intervals (CrIs) or standardized mean difference (MD) with 95% CrIs. Besides, surface under cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) were performed to rank efficacy and safety of treatments on each end points. Results A total of 16 eligible studies with 1071 subjects were included in this analysis. Our results showed that corticosteroid was significantly more effective than control regarding the response rate (OR = 3.86, 95% CrI: 1.16, 12.55). Surgery had a better performance in pain change compared with control (MD = -1.92, 95% CrI: -3.58, -0.15). According to the SUCRA results, corticosteroid, collar, and physiotherapy ranked the highest concerning response rate (SUCRA = 0.656, 0.652, and 0.610, respectively). Surgery, traction, and corticosteroid were superior to others in pain change (SUCRA = 0.866, 0.748, and 0.589, respectively). Conclusion According to the network meta-analysis result, we recommended surgery as the optimal treatment for radiculopathy patients; traction and corticosteroids were also recommended for their beneficial interventions.
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