{"slug":"semaglutide-sciatica","verification":{"valid":true,"entries":4,"head":"671c968e8afb3db7da4e321f81d9e2dcfe35cd909783239bdb958301504653c6"},"count":4,"sources":[{"id":"s1","type":"medical","url":"https://spineteamtexas.com/resources/blog/back-pain-and-glp-1-assisted-weight-loss-a-new-path-to-relief/","title":"Back Pain and GLP-1 Assisted Weight Loss","quote":"For every extra pound a person carries, the force exerted on the lower back increases significantly—some estimates suggest up to four times the amount of pressure","summary":"Clinic blog citing ~4x load multiplier for lumbar spine.","claim_ids":["c1"],"found_by":"grok/grok-4.3","extra":{},"accessed_at":"2026-06-30T00:20:02.626Z","link_status":"ok","quote_status":"verified","prev":"genesis","hash":"3e50e42c4440d0ad8cc013ff111eebcc94cda3c5dabacaa411cc705f92979673"},{"id":"s2","type":"pubmed","url":"https://thejns.org/spine/view/journals/j-neurosurg-spine/42/1/article-p1.xml","title":"Semaglutide exposure and its association with adverse outcomes","quote":"the likelihood of undergoing additional lumbar fusion surgery within 1 year post-TLIF was significantly higher in the semaglutide-exposed group (OR 11.79)","summary":"Retrospective human cohort on semaglutide and lumbar surgery outcomes.","claim_ids":["c2"],"found_by":"grok/grok-4.3","extra":{},"accessed_at":"2026-06-30T00:20:02.626Z","link_status":"http_403","quote_status":"unverified","prev":"3e50e42c4440d0ad8cc013ff111eebcc94cda3c5dabacaa411cc705f92979673","hash":"1935f1c35941c9a45f0e52376b3bdcb94964fcb5bbb0003598ab3a5152fa6655"},{"id":"s3","type":"pubmed","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19903499/","title":"Peptide therapy with pentadecapeptide BPC 157 in rat sciatic nerve","quote":"BPC 157 markedly improved rat sciatic nerve healing","summary":"2010 rat transection study on BPC-157.","claim_ids":["c3"],"found_by":"grok/grok-4.3","extra":{},"accessed_at":"2026-06-30T00:20:02.626Z","link_status":"ok","quote_status":"verified","prev":"1935f1c35941c9a45f0e52376b3bdcb94964fcb5bbb0003598ab3a5152fa6655","hash":"44320a851e2ec62df1f858314085aac5eb57067ca25abebd311ae10dd2d8a473"},{"id":"s4","type":"pubmed","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23209476/","title":"ARA-290 small fiber neuropathy trials","quote":"ARA-290 significantly reduced pain scores and neuropathic symptoms","summary":"Phase II human data on ARA-290 for neuropathy.","claim_ids":["c4"],"found_by":"grok/grok-4.3","extra":{},"accessed_at":"2026-06-30T00:20:02.626Z","link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","prev":"44320a851e2ec62df1f858314085aac5eb57067ca25abebd311ae10dd2d8a473","hash":"671c968e8afb3db7da4e321f81d9e2dcfe35cd909783239bdb958301504653c6"}]}