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What’s the Usual Recovery Period after a Microdiscectomy?

You’ll need to give yourself sufficient time to heal and recover following any type of spine surgery. If a discectomy is the procedure you're considering now or planning to have done in the near future, be aware that recovery time will ...
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Main Causes of Lower Back Pain in Military Personnel

Lower back pain, or LBP, is one of the most common health-related problems in the United States, and it’s certainly one that can affect anyone. It's also something that can be an ongoing issue for people normally more active or likely to ...
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Reasons for Reherniation Following Discectomy

If the same disc irritates a nearby nerve again after the initial surgery and recovery period, it's referred to as reherniation. Painful herniation following a discectomy, the back surgery procedure often performed to relieve nerve ...
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Will I Need Fusion After a Microdiscectomy?

Having one spine-related procedure when possible is an understandable goal and often one accomplished with the right approach to spinal surgery. However, there are times when two of the most common spinal procedures performed today, a ...
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What Makes Someone a Good Candidate for a Microdiscectomy?

Spinal discs are designed to be durable, but these spongy spinal features sometimes irritate nearby nerves and contribute to noticeable discomfort. While there are many nonsurgical ways to treat disc-related pain, surgery is sometimes the ...
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Do Some People Have a Higher Risk of Herniated Discs?

A herniated spinal disc has the potential to affect anyone of any age. At the same time, there are risk factors that can make some people more prone to herniated discs than others. To give you a better idea of whether or not you may be ...
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What Will I Be Able to Do a Couple of Weeks after Microdiscectomy Surgery?

As you recover from spine surgery, you should aim to find a suitable balance between an increased activity level and appropriate precautions. This applies to any type of spine-related procedure, including a discectomy, a commonly performed ...
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Benefits of Walking for People with Bulging Discs

A bulging disc (which can become a herniated or “ruptured” disc) has the potential to disturb nearby nerves, which can make it difficult to benefit from regular exercise. At the same time, a lack of physical activity altogether isn't good ...
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Is Discectomy Surgery Right for Me?

Back surgery is a serious consideration, even when less invasive techniques are used. If we're talking about disc-related pain, the procedure that may be discussed at some point is a microdiscectomy, which involves removing disc material ...
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What to Expect if You Experience Reherniation Following a Discectomy

Nearly 85 percent of microdiscectomy patients report good or excellent results. In other words, you're more likely to benefit from this type of surgery if nonsurgical options aren't effective for you. However, there’s the potential to ...
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