ArticleOBM integrative and complimentary medicine2025
Treatment Choices and Healthcare Services Utilization Amongst Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Patients: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Comparison of Pain and Quality-of-Life Outcomes Following Bipolar Versus Monopolar Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain: An Observational Study.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026Observational
- Correlation between Sagittal Lumbopelvic Control and Pain Sensitivity and Intensity in Chronic Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Female Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Article
- Evidence-Based Conservative Treatment Strategies for Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
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- Reframing Chronicity in Research and Care: A Patient-Informed Framework of Pain Adaptation.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Lumbosacral radicular pain (LRP) is a common sequelae of low back pain, the world's leading cause of years lived with disability. LRP typically causes numbness, weakness, and tingling into the lower extremity and is associated with high rates of pain and impaired function. Despite its prevalence, there is significant heterogeneity among clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of LRP, which may contribute to poor patient outcomes. The aim of the present study was to identify treatments that participants had previously attempted before enrolling in a randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention. This analysis evaluated prior pharmaceutical use, procedures, and non-pharmacologic treatments, with a special focus on complementary and integrative health (CIH) utilization. The data for the present analysis were taken from the health history form of the baseline visit for the randomized controlled trial by Wexler et al 2024. Treatment utilization was evaluated and reported using descriptive characteristics. In this sample of chronic LRP patients (
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