TY - JOUR AU - Jacek Sobol AU - Maciej Tęsiorowski AU - Magdalena Wilk-Frańczuk AU - Barbara Jasiewicz AU - Jacek Piechowicz AU - Włodzimierz Opoka PY - 2016/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Some non-operative ways of lumbar disc herniation treatment - case report JF - Medicina Internacia Revuo JA - mir VL - 101 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://interrev.com/mir/index.php/mir/article/view/76 AB - Discogenic back pain is an increasing problem in the modern world. Conservative treatment of discopathy is comparatively popular and may be an alternative to surgery. The authors describethe case of a 32 year old male with acute back pain,sciatica and numbness in the left lower leg. On the base of MRI imagesL4-L5 and L5-S1 two-level disc herniation wasdiagnosed. The patient did not decide on surgery, so complex conservative treatment was applied, including pharmacologyand rehabilitation techniques. The symptoms resolved with permanent improvement in one year of follow up. Additionally,the patient was encouraged to apply “healthy habits” in physical activity.Conservative treatment in some cases of massive lumbar disc herniation may be successful. ER -