DISC HERNIATION

Does your lower back feel worse after sitting for too long? Maybe putting on your socks, standing after a long drive, or bending toward the floor causes pain to shoot into your buttock or leg. These symptoms may indicate that your lower back is currently sensitive to repeated or prolonged forward bending, a pattern often described as flexion-intolerant low back pain. That does not automatically mean you have a herniated disc. However, sitting and bending commonly aggravate sy

If lower back pain or sciatica has you worried that you may need surgery, take a breath. A lumbar herniated disc can be painful, but it does not automatically mean surgery, permanent damage, or a lifetime of avoiding exercise. Most people improve with time and nonsurgical care. In a large retrospective study of 277,941 adults diagnosed with a lumbar disc herniation, 97% were managed without progressing to lumbar microdiscectomy during the study’s surveillance period. That num