Conservative Management of Acute Lumbar Disc Herniation

Abstract

Background: Low back pain (LBP) due to acute disc herniation is a common disease bellow the age 45 years of age. Nowadays several types of treatment modalities used to manage these patients. The economic burden of LBP is heavy. LBP rank fifth among category of diseases in cost of hospital care. LBP has higher indirect costs due to absenteeism from work and disability than any other disease. This study was performed to assess the clinical outcomes of non-surgically treatment of LBP patients after six months follow up.