Joshua Plener, Ben Csiernik, Daphne To, Sophia da Silva-Oolup, Corey Hofkirchner, Jocelyn Cox, Carol Cancelliere, Ngai Chow, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Carlo Ammendolia
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness and safety of conservative interventions compared with other interventions, placebo/sham interventions, or no intervention on disability, pain, function, quality of life, and psychological impact in adults with cervical radiculopathy (CR). METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, Embase, and PsycINFO from inception to June 15, 2022 to identify studies that were randomized controlled trials, had at least one conservative treatment arm, and diagnosed participants with CR through confirmatory clinical examination and/or diagnostic tests...
March 1, 2023: Clinical Journal of Pain