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.
1. the Renaissance: the period of European history between the 14th and 17th centuries when there was a new interest in science and in ancient art and literature especially in Italy. â often used as Renaissance before another noun. a book on the Renaissance.