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A member asked:
Is it possible for a herniated disk to heal itself after 3 cortisone?
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Yes: Recent research has demonstrated that given enough time most disc herniations will resolve with time. Cortisone injections help control the symptoms during this time but have not been shown to increase the chances that the disc will heal.
Answered 6/14/2013
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Yes: Disc herniations can reabsorb over 1-3 yers and completly resolve with no treatmemt the steroid injection calms the nerve irritation to make waiting more comfortable.
Answered 8/21/2012
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