Objectives Evidence comparing the effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation is controversial. We sought to compare short-term and long-term ...

Lumbar disc hernias can be alleviated with conservative treatments such as painkillers in around 80% of cases, but for the remaining 20%, surgery was the only way to control the pain. However ...

Prolapse of intervertebral discs of the lumbar region, or lumbar herniation, is a frequent problem for which patients seek treatment. In Oriental medicine, it has three etiologies: Injury to the area; ...

Background and purpose Although the standard treatment for lumbar disc herniation is lumbar microdiscectomy, nucleoplasty offers a new technique with encouraging results in well selected cases.

Nonsurgical treatments for lumbar herniated discs usually consist of limited bed rest, back support and therapy. Most people suffering from a lumbar herniated disc do not need surgery. About 90 ...

Most people recover with treatment, which includes rest ... Most occur in the lower back (lumbar herniated discs) or neck (cervical herniated discs). Seek medical attention right away if you have ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, arm pain — these can all be caused by herniated discs — if left untreated, it can become debilitating and lead to ...

Herniated Lumbar Disc: A condition where the soft material ... Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF): A surgical procedure used to treat spinal instability by fusing two or more vertebrae ...

Pedro Gil was hardly able to move before he came to The Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment in 2017. Gil, a resident of the Dominican Republic, had struggled with a thoracic disc herniation for 10 ...

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) affects millions globally, with annual healthcare costs exceeding $100 billion in the United States alone, driving increasing interest in minimally invasive radiological ...