Towards international criteria for "symptomatic radiculopathy due to herniated disc" and "neurogenic claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis"
Proposed by: Stephane Genevay, Steve Atlas, and Jeff Katz

LBP research is hampered by a lack of standardization in terminology, perhaps a consequence of the ambiguous causal relationships between pathoanatomic processes and symptoms. This workshop will develop a set of internationally recognized criteria to classify patients with low back pain related symptoms for research trials and clinical practice, focusing on radiculopathy and neurogenic claudication. Prior to the workshop, participants will provide feedback on potential domains that may define these syndromes and submit their list of key descriptors for each of the two syndromes. At the workshop, participants will discuss key descriptors and domains towards development of a provisional definition of each symptom complex. Post-Forum email correspondence will finalize the provisional definitions and the development of a validation study.

12/01/08