PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shungu Ushewokunze
AU  - Naeem Abbas
AU  - Ronan Dardis
AU  - Ian Killeen
TI  - Spontaneously disappearing lumbar disc protrusion
AID  - 10.3399/bjgp08X341968
DP  - 2008 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 646--647
VI  - 58
IP  - 554
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/58/554/646.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/58/554/646.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2008 Sep 01; 58
AB  - 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.