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Posterior view of the whole body with sciatica in the left leg.

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Sciatica Treatment

Treatment options for sciatica include physical therapy, medication, epidural steroid injections, and surgery.

A herniated, leaking disc itself is not painful; pain is caused by the leaking disc pinching a nerve. This can occur in the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine.

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Herniated Disc Symptoms Animation

Symptoms of a herniated disc occur when the inflammatory proteins present in the disc's inner core or pressure from the disc itself affects a nearby spinal nerve.

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Exercise and Back Pain

Exercise can help alleviate and prevent back pain by strengthening core muscles, improving flexibility, and promoting overall spine health.

Vertebrae of the spine showing pain at the facet joints

Lower Back Pain Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Low back pain can come from a variety of causes and presents certain common symptoms.

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Man wincing in pain from cervicogenic headache

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Cervicogenic Headache Video

A cervicogenic headache is a headache that originates from your cervical spine or from your neck.

Posterior view of vertebrogenic pain in the low back.

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Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain Animation

Vertebrogenic pain is a distinct type of chronic pain that originates from damaged vertebral endplates. It is more common in the low back, or lumbar spine, between the L3 and S1 spinal levels.