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bodfish022 Data Quality: 2 stars Sex: Female Age: 61y Condition: Hypothyroidism 4 additional condition(s) Quality of Life: Social: Moderate Mental: Moderate Physical: Moderate I am: Bad bodfish022 First Symptom: 01/09 Dx: 09/11
cwowarii Sex: M Data Quality: 2 stars MS: 4 yrs Sensation: None Overall: None Cognition: none Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: mild cwowarii First Symptom: 07/07 Dx: 08/07
Wendog Sex: F Data Quality: 1 star Pain: Most Fatigue: All Sleep: Some Stiffness: All function: None external_stress: None Stickman: most Description:F61y FM:8y Dx CFS:?y Wendog First Symptom: 07/94 Dx: 05/04

Herniated disks in lower back, L4 and L5 Report

A spinal disc herniation, informally and misleadingly called a "slipped disc", is a medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc allows the soft, central portion (nucleus pulposus) to bulge out.

What we've learned from patients who report Herniated disks in lower back, L4 and L5

Symptom severities

Severe	15
Moderate	21
Mild	11
None	2

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Herniated disks in lower back, L4 and L5

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Herniated disks in lower back, L4 and L5
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Chiropractic	3
Norco	1
Traction Therapy	1
Back Brace	1
Epidural analgesia	1
Pride Jazzy Power Chair	1

Report created on February 12, 2012.

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