The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of adding balneotherapy to the conventional physical therapy program on neuropathic pain, disability, daily living activities, and sleep quality in patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy.
Patients aged between 18 and 75 years who have been diagnosed with chronic lumbar radiculopathy based on medical history, physical examination, clinical findings, lumbar MRI, and EMG results, and who present to the outpatient clinic for physical therapy without any contraindications for treatment, will be included in the study after obtaining their informed consent.
Patients with thermoregulation disorders or sensory deficits
Patients with lesions that impair skin integrity
Patients with decompensated heart failure
Patients with advanced heart, liver, or kidney failure