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Herniated Disk:
- The most common cause of back pain experienced by patients who have radicular pain is a herniated disk.
- Symptoms may begin with back pain, and eventually evolve into radicular pain in the upper (arms) or lower (legs) extremities.
- Patients expereince some relief of the pain with flexion of their knees or thighs, and exacerbation of the pain with stretching, sitting, standing, or lying down in a certain position.
- Aggravation of pain may be experienced with straining, sneezing, or coughing.
- In a study of 100 patients who underwent lumbosacral discecomty, at a minimum of 5 years postoperatively, 62% of patients had complete relief of back pain, 62% had complete relief of leg pain, 96% were pleased that they had submitted to surgery and 93% were able to return to work.
Reference: Long-term prospective study of lumbosacral discectomy.,
Lewis et al.J Neurosurg. 1987 Jul;67(1):49-53
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