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A member asked:
She has diagnosed with disc herniation cause she has pain on her both legs, so wanted to ask about microdiscectomy do you advice us to do it or no ?
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Ask for a: referral to a spine specialist, who can advise you on various options for treatment. Microdiscectomy is one option.
Answered 10/13/2015
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