"What a Pain" - Appreciating Pediatric, Adolescent Lumbar Disc Herniation Pain
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Document Type
Podcast
Hosts
Michael Smith
Featured Speaker
John T. Anderson, MD
Length of Episode
10:42
Description
Although a commonly recognized condition in adults, herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) is often an unrecognized cause of back and leg pain in the pediatric/adolescent population. This often leads to a delay in diagnosis and/or inappropriate treatment. HNP is distinct from a "bulged disc", an MRI finding often cited as a cause of pediatric /adolescent back pain. With HNP, patients generally have some element of back pain, but it is the leg pain (radiculopathy) or sciatica that often leads to their presentation to a health care provider.
It is not uncommon for children to present with "sciatic scoliosis", a spinal deformity that is a response to the patient's nerve root irritation. This condition can have a sudden presentation from a traumatic event of occur spontaneously with no known cause.
Join Dr. Anderson and Transformational Pediatrics as we discuss HNP, associated conditions, presentation, and treatment.
Publication Date
10-15-2016
Recommended Citation
Smith, Michael and Anderson, John, ""What a Pain" - Appreciating Pediatric, Adolescent Lumbar Disc Herniation Pain" (2016). Transformational Pediatrics Podcast. 68.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/transformational-peds_podcast/68
