Learning Points
The patient in the case is presumed to be suffering from the clinical signs and symptoms of a herniated intervertebral disc. It is possible to rule out other possible conditions often related to differential diagnosis simply by looking at the clinical signs and symptoms that the patient manifests (i.e. musculoskeletal pain particularly on the spine with matching neurological manifestations such as tingling in the back and lower extremity) . A patient’s past medical history can have a direct correlation with the patient’s current medical condition; in this case, the patient has been complaining of less severe instances of Continue reading...