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💥DISC HEALING💥


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One of the issues I get the most questions on is low back pain, especially disc herniations. While there is a lot that goes into this question, two things I usually mention are that disc herniations are common in much of the asymptomatic population and that they can heal with time and conservative treatment.
The following is a case report from the New England Journal of Medicine that documents the resolution of a lumbar herniation without surgery.
📕A 29-year-old woman presented to the spine clinic with new-onset pain in her right leg, accompanied by paresthesia. MRI of the lumbar spine revealed a lumbar disc herniation resulting in substantial spinal stenosis and nerve-root compression (left image).
📕She elected conservative treatment with physical therapy and an epidural injection of glucocorticoids (EDIT: be aware that this is a specific case report. We do not recommend injection therapy for lumbar disc herniations). A second MRI obtained at follow-up 5 months after presentation showed resolution of the herniation (right image). Her clinical symptoms resolved, and she was discharged from the clinic, with follow-up recommended as needed.
📕Data from clinical trials suggest that patients who have herniated lumbar discs have similar long-term outcomes whether they undergo surgery or elect conservative management. In addition, the risk of subsequent catastrophic worsening without surgery is minimal.
📚Hong J and Ball PA. Resolution of Lumbar Disk Herniation without Surgery. N Engl J Med. 2016.

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Intervertebral discs. The all-important mighty disc. The center of spine dysfunction. The bringer of pain. The elusive mystical creature that lives in your back and makes pain travel down your leg. Discs have gained quite a reputation in society today. Everyone seems to “know” a little about dis...

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