%0 Journal Article %A Shungu Ushewokunze %A Naeem Abbas %A Ronan Dardis %A Ian Killeen %T Spontaneously disappearing lumbar disc protrusion %D 2008 %R 10.3399/bjgp08X341968 %J British Journal of General Practice %P 646-647 %V 58 %N 554 %X Spontaneous disappearance of a herniated lumbar disc is known to occur. This case study describes a 45-year-old patient whose symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy resolved and follow-up imaging showed complete disappearance of the disc prolapse. This phenomenon strengthens the role of conservative treatment in the management of lumbar disc protrusions. %U https://bjgp.org/content/bjgp/58/554/646.full.pdf