Surgery is rarely needed for sciatica. But a type of surgery called lumbar decompression surgery may be considered if: the condition has an identifiable cause, such as a slipped disc. the symptoms haven't responded to other forms of treatment.
Known as the Renaissance, the period immediately following the Middle Ages in Europe saw a great revival of interest in the classical learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome.
For the earlier European Renaissance, see Renaissance of the 12th century. For other uses, see Renaissance (disambiguation). David, by Michelangelo (Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence) is a masterpiece of Renaissance and world art.