Positive medium-term influence of multimodal pain management on socioeconomic factors and health care utilization in patients with lumbar radiculopathy: a prospective study

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-355254
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.35525

Benditz, Achim

; Loher, Martin ; Boluki, Daniel ; Grifka, Joachim ; Völlner, Florian ; Renkawitz, Tobias ; Maderbacher, Günther ; Götz, Jürgen

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Abstract

Background: Multimodal pain management (MPM) represents a central approach to avoiding surgery in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. Independent of the type of health system, cost effectiveness and socioeconomic factors are becoming increasingly important. This study investigated the medium-term influence of conservative MPM on health care utilization and socioeconomic factors. Methods: This ...