InThe Life SciencebyAbhigna Reddy·16h agoCould Fascia Be an Overlooked Piece of the Sciatica Puzzle?New Research Explores the Connection
Jihoon Kim, KMD·17h agoAfter a Disc Heals, the Fear Often StaysA Korean medicine doctor on fear of bending after a disc herniation — and what the lifting research actually showsA response icon1A response icon1
Jihoon Kim, KMD·Nov 2A Nerve Injection Is a Window, Not a RepairA Korean medicine doctor on epidural steroid injections for disc pain — what the evidence shows, and how to use the reliefA response icon2A response icon2
Dr LouLou Piscatore DACM L.Ac·Oct 20Acupuncture and Sciatica: Why “Sciatica” Is Often the Wrong Diagnosis to Begin With6 min readA response icon1A response icon1
Jihoon Kim, KMD·Oct 19Your Discs Are Most Vulnerable in the First Hour After WakingA Korean medicine doctor on preventing disc recurrence — morning timing, sitting, lifting, and the decompression myth
Jihoon Kim, KMD·Oct 5I Spent Two Years Avoiding Back Surgery. Then I Had It.A Korean medicine doctor on when conservative care should stop — written by someone who waited too long himself
Chava Sorani·Oct 5Waiting on sciatica surgery: what nineteen years of trials quietly showA new surgical guideline lists patient preference as a criterion. The trials behind it show why: given time, many changed their minds.A response icon1A response icon1
Jihoon Kim, KMD·Oct 1The Bigger the Disc Herniation, the More Likely It ShrinksA Korean medicine doctor on lumbar disc herniation — the natural course, what to do while it heals, and when it changes
Jihoon Kim, KMD·Sep 13Your Back Scan Will Find Something. That’s the Problem.A Korean medicine doctor on acute low back pain, why early imaging backfires, and the small list that changes everything
Jihoon Kim, KMD·Sep 7Arm Pain From the Neck Resolves. Weakness Changes the Rules.A Korean medicine doctor on cervical radiculopathy — the natural course, the signs that change it, and what care actually helps