Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having ...

These are not uncommon symptoms that can occur for any number of ... Sciatica occurs when the nerve roots that form the sciatic nerve, L4, L5, S1, S2, and S3 are compressed, causing pain in the leg.

These are not uncommon symptoms ... L4, L5, S1, S2, and S3 are compressed, causing pain in the leg. Sciatica can be caused by ...

2000).The majority of herniated discs ... is the lumbar and sacral nerve roots extending from the lowest part of the spinal cord. It fills the thecal sac from approximately L2 to S1. Symptoms ...

Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, arm pain. These can all be caused by a herniated disc, and if left untreated, it can become debilitating and lead to nerve damage. A new procedure is helping ...

A herniated lumbar disc can push on spinal nerves and cause severe, shooting leg pain, numbness and/or weakness. A percutaneous disc removal (PDR) can remove a portion of the herniated disc that is ...

But one day last October a lumbar disc in ... procedure performed on herniated discs, in which the surgeon performs the surgery using the hole as the access point. However, if the hole is left open, ...

Acupuncture results in less pain and better function for patients with chronic sciatica from a herniated disk, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Jian-Feng Tu ...