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We report the case of a 70\u2010year\u2010old woman who presented with intermittent low back pain for more than 10\u2009years, recently aggravated and accompanied by pain and numbness in the left lower limb for two weeks. Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging revealed disc herniation at L4\/5 and L5\/S1 with compression of the left L5 nerve root, along with a nodular intracanalar lesion at the L4\/5 level suggestive of a sequestered nucleus pulposus. Following the paraspinal hook\u2010needle intervention, the patient experienced marked relief of low back pain and radicular symptoms, with restoration of normal gait. Physical examination demonstrated significant improvement in lumbar range of motion and substantial reduction in paraspinal muscle tension and tenderness. Muscle strength of ankle dorsiflexion and the extensor hallucis longus recovered to grade V, and sensory deficits in the L4\u2013S1 dermatomes were markedly improved. 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