❇️ DISC HERNIATIONS RESOLVE BY THEMSELVES THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME!
Patients should routinely hear this from MDs DCS & PTs. Radiologists should report it. #vestedinterests poor #knowledgetranslation
83% of the time in the studies from the UK
63% of the time in the Japan studies.
Often within months. #treatthepatientnotthescan
“The overall incidence of spontaneous resorption … was 66.66% (95% CI 51% – 69%”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28072796/
#Excessive_Imaging_for_Musculoskeletal_Problems
#Overutilization_of_Surgery
#Low_Back_Problems_and_Sciatica
Incidence of Spontaneous Resorption of Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Meta-Analysis. – PubMed – NCBI
Pain Physician. 2017 Jan-Feb;20(1):E45-E52. Meta-Analysis; Review; Systematic Review
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