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Conor Maynard Faces Surgery After Emergency Hospitalization for Bulging Disc

Noninvasive treatments have failed to relieve the intense nerve pain that left him hospitalized last weekend

Overview

  • Conor Maynard was rushed to a UK hospital after a sudden coughing fit triggered excruciating back pain and caused him to lose color in his face
  • Doctors diagnosed a bulging disc between the L5 and S1 vertebrae as the source of his acute nerve pain
  • He spent weeks receiving chiropractic care and epidural steroid injections that offered only intermittent relief
  • With conservative therapies exhausted, Maynard is now preparing to undergo spinal surgery as the primary treatment
  • Severe pain has prevented him from lifting equipment, filming music content and releasing planned new songs