Heat therapy for chronic sciatica
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a type of physiotherapy called TECAR (a kind of heat therapy) to see if it helps reduce sciatic pain caused by a disc problem. If you've had this pain for more than 3 months, this treatment might offer relief without surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 30 and 50 years old.
- You have sciatica (leg pain from a disc problem) on one side, confirmed by an MRI.
- Your pain has lasted more than 3 months.
- Your pain is at least 4 out of 10 (moderate or more).
- You can attend outpatient physiotherapy sessions.
- You have not had back surgery, have no pacemaker or metal implants, no nerve damage, no skin problems at the treatment site, and no steroid injections in the last 3 weeks.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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