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Should heat or ice be used for lumbar stenosis pain?
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Stenosis: Is a problem with crowding. Heat expands tissues, cold contracts. Cold in theory would work except your skin won't let the cold penetrate deep into your spine where the problem is.
Answered 10/25/2013
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