diagnosis

Standing was agony. Walking was worse. But the moment she sat down or lay flat, the pain would ease completely. For a woman in her sixties, with no history of back problems, this pattern was the key to understanding what her MRI couldn't show.

A case where direct trauma to the gluteal region caused sciatic pain identical to disc herniation—illustrating the importance of differential diagnosis.

How a misdiagnosed piriformis syndrome was actually a severe disc herniation—highlighting the importance of proper imaging and patient advocacy.