EXERCISE CAN REDUCE NEED FOR SURGERY IN SCIATIC CASES
Over the course of of recent years, studies on the efficacy of surgery for sciatica have produced conflicting results. An estimated 5-10% of patients that undergo micro-discectomy suffer from recurrent disc herniation after the operation. For patients undergoing another common sciatica surgery, lumbar laminectomy, 20-30% do not experience significant improvements in pain and function. Recent…