Original research: Why managing sciatica is difficult: patients’ experiences of an NHS sciatica pathway. A qualitative interpretative study

摘要

Amid a political agenda for integrated, high-value care, the UK is implementing its Low Back and Radicular Pain Pathway. To align care with need, it is imperative to understand the patients’ perspective. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to explore how people experience being managed for sciatica within an National Health Service (NHS) pathway.