TY - JOUR T1 - Spontaneously disappearing lumbar disc protrusion JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 646 LP - 647 DO - 10.3399/bjgp08X341968 VL - 58 IS - 554 AU - Shungu Ushewokunze AU - Naeem Abbas AU - Ronan Dardis AU - Ian Killeen Y1 - 2008/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/58/554/646.abstract N2 - 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. ER -