ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Neural Mobilization for Reducing Pain and Disability in Patients with Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07726823 (Comparative Effects of Mulligan Bent Leg Raise Versus Spinal Mobilization With Leg Movement on Pain, Neural Mobility, Balance and Functional Disability in Lumbar Radiculopathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Comparative Effects of Mulligan Bent Leg Raise Versus Spinal Mobilization With Leg Movement on Pain, Neural Mobility, Balance and Functional Disability in Lumbar Radiculopathy
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Development and Content Validation of an Exercise-Based Framework for the Management of Lumbar Radiculopathy.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Review
- Effects of Hip Joint Motion-Style Acupuncture Treatment in Patients with Acute Radiating Leg Symptoms After Traffic Accidents: A Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Pain, Clinical Tests, and Disability in Individuals With Radicular Low Back Pain: A Responsiveness and Correlation Study.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Therapeutic exercise following lumbar spine surgery: a narrative review.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Lumbar radiculopathy causes lower back and lower extremity pain that may be managed with neural mobilization (NM) techniques. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of NM in alleviating pain and reducing disability in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. We hypothesized that NM would reduce pain and improve disability in the lumbar radiculopathy population, leveraging the statistical power of multiple studies. Electronic databases from their inception up to October 2023 were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that explored the impact of NM on lumbar radiculopathy. Our primary outcome measure was the alteration in pain intensity, while the secondary one was the improvement of disability, standardized using Hedges'
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