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Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Konstantinou, K., Lewis, M., Dunn, K., Hay, E., Van Der Windt, D., Artus, M., Hill, J., Hughes, G., Robinson, M., Saunders, B., Bartlam, B., Mallen, C., Ogollah, R., Kigozi, J., Jowett, S., & Foster, N. (2020). Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Rheumatology, 2(7), e401-e411. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2820%2930099-0

Background
Sciatica has a substantial impact on individuals and society. Stratified care has been shown to lead to better outcomes among patients with non-specific low back pain, but it has not been tested for sciatica. We aimed to investigate the c... Read More about Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial.

Exploring Patients' Experiences of Internet-Based Self-Management Support for Low Back Pain in Primary Care. (2019)
Journal Article
Geraghty, A. W. A., Roberts, L. C., Stanford, R., Hill, J. C., Yoganantham, D., Little, P., Foster, N. E., Hay, E. M., & Yardley, L. (2020). Exploring Patients' Experiences of Internet-Based Self-Management Support for Low Back Pain in Primary Care. Pain Medicine, 21(9), https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnz312

OBJECTIVE: We explored patients' experiences of using Internet-based self-management support for low back pain (LBP) in primary care, with and without physiotherapist telephone guidance. DESIGN: Exploratory descriptive qualitative study using themati... Read More about Exploring Patients' Experiences of Internet-Based Self-Management Support for Low Back Pain in Primary Care..