L5, S1, S2 and S3 nerves. Therefore, if any of these nerves are impinged up near the spinal column, patients can feel pain where the sciatic nerve is in the leg (a condition known as sciatica). There ...

Ruptured or herniated disk ... happen in the lower lumbar spine, especially between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae and between the fifth lumbar vertebra and the first sacral vertebra (the L4-L5 ...

When should I consider surgery? -- F.N.B., DDS ANSWER: You are right that this is a common problem and that most people with a herniated disc will get better with conservative management.

Results: The disc signal intensity was progressively reduced the more caudal the disc space. It was most common at the L5/S1 level, and, of the abnormal group, 36% (n = 11) showed the most ...

Will a herniated disc heal on its own? How long does it take? Most cervical and lumbar disc herniations go away on their own without any treatment as the disc has the ability to resorb. The exception ...

Results The prevalence of disc herniation was 77.8% ... 1.74 (95% CI 1.04–2.93) for L5, and 1.29 (95% CI 0.97–1.72) for S1 nerve root impingement. An overall clinical evaluation, concluding ...

an autologous stem cell therapy for chronic lumbar disc disease (cLDD). This data was shared at the prestigious ISSCR 2025 Annual Meeting in Hong Kong by Francisco Silva, Vice President of ...

Back pain often happens because something is off in the way your spinal joints, muscles, discs, and nerves fit together and move. Nighttime back pain is a special type of lower back pain that ...

Objective: This study aims to compare the clinical outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy (PETD) and unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy (UBED) in the management of L4-L5 ...

Physiotherapist Feim Gashi also spoke about herniated discs in the podcast "Health First". He announced that hernias in the lower back are more common, as well as those in the cervical spine. "Disc ...