Lumbar Discectomy

Microdiskectomy Superior to Nonsurgical Care for Relieving Pain From Chronic Sciatica

From this article:  Patients in the surgical group underwent standard microdiskectomy approaches. Nonsurgical care consisted of patient education, activity/exercise, oral analgesics, use of active physiotherapy provided at the discretion of physiotherapists not associated with the trial, and an epidural glucocorticoid injection administered by a fellowship-trained anesthesiologist. ~ Dr. Broussard -Single-center study shows superior pain relief […]

Back pain improves significantly following discectomy for lumbar disc herniation

The Spine Journal Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2018, Pages 1632-1636 The Spine Journal R. Kirk OwensII MD Abstract Background Context Although lumbar disc herniation (LDH) classically presents with lower extremity radiculopathy, there are patients who have substantial associated back pain. Purpose The present study aims to determine if patients with LDH with substantial back […]