A bad car crash resulted in severe back pain and sciatica for Crystal. After getting a X-rays and an MRI, she discovered the cause was a bulging disc in her spine between the L-4 and L-5 vertebrae. The Doctors TV show enlisted the help of Top US Spine Surgeon, Dr. Hooman Melamed, to lay out some conservative methods that could help anyone in Crystal's position heal a painful bulging disc without surgery. In this video, Dr. Melamed explains that surgery should always be a patient's last resort to address chronic neck and back pain.