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Reabsorption of intervertebral disc prolapse after conservative treatment with traditional Chinese medicine: A case report

BACKGROUND: Conservative treatments have been reported to diminish or resolve clinical symptoms of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH) within a few weeks. CASE SUMMARY: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar region of a 25-year-old male diagnosed with LIDH sh...

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Autores principales: Wang, Cong-An, Zhao, Hong-Fei, Ju, Jing, Kong, Li, Sun, Cheng-Jiao, Zheng, Yue-Kun, Zhang, Feng, Hou, Guang-Jian, Guo, Chen-Chen, Cao, Sheng-Nan, Wang, Dan-Dan, Shi, Bin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10131025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37122521
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v11.i10.2308
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Conservative treatments have been reported to diminish or resolve clinical symptoms of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH) within a few weeks. CASE SUMMARY: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar region of a 25-year-old male diagnosed with LIDH showed prolapse of the L5/S2 disc. The disc extended 1.0 cm beyond the vertebral edge and hung along the posterior vertebral edge. The patient elected a conservative treatment regimen that included traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture, and massage. During a follow-up period of more than 12 mo, good improvement in pain was reported without complications. MRI of the lumbar region after 12 mo showed obvious reabsorption of the herniation. CONCLUSION: A conservative treatment regimen of TCM, acupuncture, and massage promoted reabsorption of a prolapsed disc.