Radicular (referred) pain as a result of lumbar disc herniation is a common complaint in patients presenting to primary health-care practitioners. The estimated prevalence of lumbosacral radiculopathy ‘sciaticia’ is 4.86-9.8 per 1000 individuals (1, 2). The natural history of lumbar radiculopathy suggests a spontaneous resolution of disc herniation with 80 and 90% of individuals showing significant improvements by six and twelve weeks, respectively (3, 4).

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