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I have back problems, spinal stenosis, slipped disk, what to do?
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Updated MRI: Get an updated mri, can be treated accordingly, including physical therapy, medication, epidural steroid injection, or minimally invasive surgery.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Spine Pain Options: This chronic pain in the distribution as you suggested is the result of an irritated nerve or facet joints or other injury typically in the lumbar spine (low back) which are caused by herniated disks, spinal stenosis or degenerative disc disease, etc requiring further evaluation by a spine specialist and may be candidate for facet injections/radiofrequency ablation and epidural steroid injection.
Answered 3/5/2014
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