A 51-year-old female asked:
my mri reads, there is stable mild disc bulge which causes stable mild spinal canal stenosis and there is stable mild bilateral foraminal stenosis?
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Dr. Chris Faubel answered
13 years experience Pain Management
Good: Good. Those findings are extremely common in people with no pain at all (and no history of pain).
Answered on Apr 16, 2014
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