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Lead
Maastricht University Medical Center
With
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Sint Jozef Hospital Bornem en Willebroek Belgium
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Symptoms more than 3 months 18,48
Optimized conventional medical management at least for 1 month
Pain radiating into the leg, up to the hallux (big toe) (L5) or little toe (S1)
The pain in the leg dominates over a possible lumbalgia, the average pain in the leg measured 3 times a day, at predefined time points, over 4 consecutive days prior to inclusion should be more than 5 (NRS 10-point scale) 8
Pattern of radiation suggestive for L5 or S1 pathology 49,50
One or more positive neurological tests of nerve root tension or neurological deficit 51 ; straight leg raising test (SLRT), contralateral SLRT, motor reaction during SLRT and passive cervical flexion, motor reaction during passive cervical flexion while bending forward in standing position
Capable of understanding the information relative to the treatment and procedure and willing to provide informed consent
Capable of understanding and filling-out the questionnaires necessary for evaluation of the treatments
Patients having undergone low back surgery like discectomy with or without laminectomy are allowed to participate in the study
You may not be if
Patients younger than 18 years
Malignant disorder or currently under treatment for a malignant disorder
Previous lumbar fractures
Proven myelum lesion or abnormalities in the central neurological structures
Systemic or connective tissue diseases
Diabetes mellitus type I
Multiple sclerosis
Coagulation disorders
Pregnancy
Conventional medical management less then 1 month
Pain Catastrophizing Scale \> 45. When the patient has a higher score he/she will first be referred to a psychologist for consultation 52
Leg pain due to localized hip or knee pathology
Patients with a pacemaker or neurostimulator
Patients previously treated with RF or PRF of the lumbar DRG
Clareo Health | PRF Treatment for Patients With Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain Compared to Conventional Medical Management
