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Have large buldging disk on nerve l3-l4. also have arthritis in back from previous surgery also in both hips. can thi be fix also?
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No: Bulging disk may benefit from surgery. Arthritis is a combination of time and an inflammatory disease, surgery will not fix that.
Answered 11/4/2013
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