R³ Rehab Pathway Versus Usual Care After Lumbar Radicular Surgery

Inclusion Criteria

• •Radicular pain (for ≥ 6 weeks prior to screening), with a clear indication for lumbar spinal surgery ((micro)discectomy, decompression and/or fusion), in accordance with the KCE guidelines (when evidence-based multimodal management has not improved pain or function and radiological findings are consistent with clinical symptoms)
• •Employed (working or on sick leave for less than 1 year due to spinal pathology)
• •Age 18 - 65 years
• •Surgery is scheduled within a timeframe of five days to 2 months after the decision for surgery (4 months for fusion)
• •For lumbar fusion surgery, the fusion should be restricted to one or two levels
• •Able to provide written informed consent, implying that the participant is both physically and cognitively capable of understanding the study information and signing the consent form independently.