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Have painful herniated disc with sciatica/ bursitis.turned down surgery for now. should i rest or stretch and be active to heal?

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Dr. Bert Liang answered

Depends: First, conservative therapy is associated with longer duration pain, and physical disability at one year according to a Swiss/Canadian study recently published. The usual conservative treatment is Physical Therapy, which will typically be 'active' although certainly will have stretching associated with it.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 5/18/2017

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A member asked:

Have painful herniated disc with sciatica/ bursitis.turned down surgery for now. should i rest or stretch and be active to heal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Bert Liang answered

Dr Fowler agreed

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