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June 12, 2026CureusOpen Access

Evidence-Based Conservative Treatment Strategies for Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review

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ASAishwarya P ShindeKrishna Institute of Medical SciencesAJAkshaya V JoshiKrishna Institute of Medical SciencesSSSandeep B ShindeKrishna Institute of Medical Sciences

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Implication

Systematic review evaluates conservative interventions for lumbar radiculopathy, indicating their potential effectiveness and limitations.

Key Points

  • This systematic review aims to synthesize evidence on non-surgical interventions for lumbar radiculopathy and evaluate their effectiveness.
  • Conducted comprehensive electronic searches in multiple databases up to 2026.
  • Included randomized controlled trials involving participants with lumbar radiculopathy.
  • Evaluated methodological quality using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool.
  • Nineteen RCTs met inclusion criteria, demonstrating short-term benefits with manual therapy and exercise.
  • Manual therapy combined with exercise showed significant leg pain reduction (MD 2.0 at two weeks, 2.6 at six months).
  • Targeted neural mobilization demonstrated greater improvement in pain and disability compared to traditional therapy.

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Shinde et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2ba18c8101cf8926f00debhttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.110554
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