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Study Questions Need for Lumbar Diskectomy for Herniated Disk

By Michael Progar

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A study recently published in The Journal of the American Medical Association questioned the need for surgical intervention for sciatica caused by a herniated lumbar disk. The results showed that although surgery appeared to relieve a patient's pain more quickly, most patients also noted marked improvement in three to six months with physical therapy, counseling, and anti-inflammatory drugs. Although patients opting for surgery demonstrated the most immediate pain relief, no patient who chose to undergo conservative treatment suffered permanent nerve damage, as had been previously feared.
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Full post as published by Doherty & Progar Workers' Comp on November 29, 2006 (boomark / email).

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