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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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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.
Answered 5/18/2017
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