Effectiveness of conservative treatments for the lumbosacral radicular syndrome: A systematic review

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 881-899

  Luijsterburg, Pim A J ^a   Verhagen, Arianne P ^a   Ostelo, Raymond W J G ^b,c   Van Os, Ton A G ^a   Peul, Wilco C ^d,e   Koes, Bart W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Amsterdam School of Allied Health Education   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Lumbosacral radicular syndrome; Randomised clinical trial; Sciatica; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; PLACEBO; PROCAINE; TIAPROFENIC ACID; TIZANIDINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUPUNCTURE; BED REST; CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORSET; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; INJECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISCHIALGIA; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKELETON TRACTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SPINE SURGERY; STOMACH PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BED REST; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SCIATICA; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447323622     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0367-1     Document Type: Review

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