Decision aid for patients considering surgery for sciatica

View our interactive decision aid for patients considering surgery for sciatica. This decision aid is most suitable for patients who:

• the clinician (GP, physiotherapist, chiropractor) considers appropriate for referral to a spinal surgeon for an opinion on back surgery, or for patients who have already received a referral

• have sciatica likely caused by lumbar disc herniation

• have sciatic leg pain that has lasted less than 6 months (the evidence is less clear for longer durations)

You can view the clinician user guide here.