Lumbar disk herniations are among the most frequent causes of sciatica. Fortunately for patients, sciatica is generally self-limited and resolves within 3 months in 70 to 90% of patients. When symptoms do not improve, surgical diskectomy has been an accepted treatment since it was first described…
Decision Making for Treatment of Persistent Sciatica
Lumbar disk herniations are among the most frequent causes of sciatica. Fortunately for patients, sciatica is generally self-limited and resolves within 3 months in 70 to 90% of patients. When symptoms do not improve, surgical diskectomy has been an accepted treatment since it was first described…