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Is surgery recommended for severe spinal stenosis?
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Last Resort: Yes, surgery is recommended after you fail conservative non-surgical treatments -- including nsaids, pt, epidural injections. If you continue to have persisting symptoms, then surgery could offer some great symptomatic relief of your extremity symptoms. Consult a spine surgeon. Also surgery if you start experiencing progressive neurological deficit, or changes in your bowel or bladder function.
Answered 9/20/2017
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Yes: If weakness or pain progresses, it can often be minimized by surgery.
Answered 9/20/2017
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