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Participants with acute or subacute lumbar radicular pain completed serial face-to-face or online assessments for 6 weeks at 3-day intervals to determine whether they experienced sciatica flare-ups (PDF\/NPDF) after specific types of PA or psychological stresses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 152 participants were enroled. There were 597 PDF and 323 NPDF case periods and 800 control periods. The odds of PDFs were increased by prolonged walking and standing, and the odds of NPDFs were increased by prolonged sitting, mental distress, and depressed mood. According to the multivariable analyses, prolonged sitting (OR: 3.0, 95% CI: 1.7\u20135.5), prolonged walking (OR: 6.2, 95% CI: 3.9\u20139.9), and prolonged standing (OR: 5.6, 95% CI: 3.3\u20139.5) were significantly associated with the odds of PDFs, and prolonged sitting (OR: 3.4, 95% CI: 1.8\u20136.2), mental distress (OR: 6.7, 95% CI: 2.5\u201317.5), and depressed mood (OR: 5.8, 95% CI: 2.6\u201312.8) associated with the odds of NPDFs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prolonged sitting, walking, and standing triggered the occurrence of PDF. 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