Bowel problems are also possible with disc problems at L5-S1. Some research links irritable bowel syndrome to herniated discs ...

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch ...

Symptomatic areas for the L5 and S1 nerve roots have a large overlap ... in a neuroanatomically plausible distribution according to the localisation of a herniated disc and an affected nerve root on ...

Herniated lumbar disc may be asymptomatic or associated with lower limb radiculopathy. Most spinal surgeons would offer surgery following a period of conservative measures if the radiological and ...

MRI at 1.5 T of the lumbar spine revealed a large L4–L5 disc extrusion producing severe central canal stenosis and mild-to-moderate bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing (figure 1). Near complete ...

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A herniated lumbar disc can push on spinal nerves and cause severe, shooting leg pain, numbness and/or weakness. A percutaneous disc removal (PDR) can remove a portion of the herniated disc that is ...

Herniated discs can occur in any part of the spine, including the neck (cervical herniated disc), lower back (lumbar herniated disc) and upper back (thoracic herniated disc). Find a spine care ...