The main guidelines and studies behind this site.
Guidelines
- NICE. Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management (NG59). 2016, updated 2020. nice.org.uk
- North American Spine Society. Diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy. 2012.
Studies
- Peul WC et al. Surgery versus prolonged conservative treatment for sciatica. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:2245-2256.
- Weinstein JN et al. Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the SPORT randomized trial. JAMA. 2006;296(20):2441-2450.
- Chiu CC et al. The probability of spontaneous regression of lumbar herniated disc: a systematic review. Clin Rehabil. 2015;29(2):184-195.
- Delitto A et al. Surgery versus nonsurgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162(7):465-473.
- Tuakli-Wosornu YA et al. Lumbar intradiskal platelet-rich plasma injections: a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study. PM&R. 2016;8(1):1-10.
- Orozco L et al. Intervertebral disc repair by autologous mesenchymal bone marrow cells: a pilot study. Transplantation. 2011;92(7):822-828.
- Pettine KA et al. Percutaneous injection of autologous bone marrow concentrate cells significantly reduces lumbar discogenic pain through 12 months. Stem Cells. 2015;33(1):146-156.
- Noriega DC et al. Intervertebral disc repair by allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells: a randomized controlled trial. Transplantation. 2017;101(8):1945-1951.