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Is spine stenosis curable without surgery?

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Technically yes but: People are born with a small, medium or large spinal canal. Spinal stenosis is when the canal is too narrow for nerves resulting in compression. Canals narrow with time due to degeneration. By age 60, 20% have by imaging stenosis but not necessarily symptoms. Other causes are: congenital v acquired due to - fracture, herniation, tumor, fat, instability. Most are treated without surgery.

Answered 12/10/2013

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No: Spinal stenosis is not "curable", but it is manageable with pt, meds, exercise, stretches, accupunture, and sometimes epidural injections.

Answered 8/30/2013

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