Disc herniation at L5-S1 is also possible and is a common cause ... Those who don't may require a steroid injection or ...

Thus, a left L5-S1 disc herniation compresses the left S1 nerve ... Although most recover without surgery, patients with large midline lumbar HNPs may suffer significant neurological impairment.

Although many patients undergo surgery for lumbar disc herniation, symptoms of disk herniation often improve with observation alone. These researchers conducted both a randomized trial of ...

Disc height reduction was also found to be most common at the L5/S1 level. However, the most common height reduction was only mild. A similar trend of increased prevalence of disc herniation was noted ...