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Have been diagnosed with herniated disc l3-l4 and l4-l5, advised for the epidural pain injection also surgery. i am scared, is this the last option?
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Herniated disc: Surgery is not the only option. Physical therapy, chiropractic care, aquatic therapy, transcutaneous electrical stimulation, cortisone injections, rhizotomy, bracing and a variety of medications including compound creams can relieve the pain without surgery. Microdiscectomy is the most common surgical procedure to repair a herniated lumbar disc. Fusion is performed when there is instability too.
Answered 12/1/2014
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