My dad has a majorly degenerated disc between l4-5 I think he said and what little is left of the disc is herniated. He also has several other bulges I think he said. MRI showed almost bone on bone that was crushing the nerve I believe he said in l4-5. Before MRI he’s tried chriopractics and didn’t get any relief. Physical therapy helped for alittle bit then it got worse. He recently had epidural shots in some of the discs and said it numbed it for a few hours then it came back on worse. He’s fine when he sits or lays down but soon after getting up he has all the symptoms of sciatica. Exploding feeling of needles in his foot, major cramping, simply debilitating pain. What other options can he try. He really is nervous about surgery but it may come to that. Thanks,
Dan
