DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2020.v08i11.002

Pages: 350-355

Background: Most common source of lower back pain is degeneration of intervertebral space leading to degenerative disc disease and lumbar herniation. We have various practices in India that include bending and twisting of the spine, making up for a strong case to study in detail about various causes of lumbar disc disease in patients coming to a tertiary center for treatment. Material and method: A hospital based study was conducted after clearance from IEC Dr. Hardas Singh orthopedic hospital and superspeciality research centre in from Jan 2019 till Feb 2020. Data were collected on structured questionnaire according to the set inclusion criterion for willing and consenting patients. Results: In our study we had 58 participants having more than 85% males with mean age of 23.45. Most of the patients were treated conservatively with excellent results. Conclusion: More large sample size is needed to come at any conclusion while like other published results we too saw that in most cases with age conservative management is a successful approach.