LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION

Course overview

LOW BACK PAIN IS A PREVALENT SYMPTOM, AS APPROXIMATELY 80 % OF THE POPULATION SUSTAINS AN EPISODE ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. WITHIN THE MANY DIFFERENTIALS OF LOW BACK PAIN, THE MOST COMMON CAUSE IS THE INTERVERTEBRAL DEGENERATION WHICH LEADS TO LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION AND DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION AND DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.