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I have an mri from a year ago showing a bulging disk in my lumbar spine as well as signs of a spinal hemangiomas. prior to the mri, i experienced 4 years of chronic pain that no one could figure out the cause of. i am still in pain on a daily basis and it

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Physical therapy: Appropriate physical therapy with back stretching, core strengthening should help. If not, a spine specialist is next, but avoid surgery.

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Answered 10/3/2017

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A member asked:

I have an mri from a year ago showing a bulging disk in my lumbar spine as well as signs of a spinal hemangiomas. prior to the mri, i experienced 4 years of chronic pain that no one could figure out the cause of. i am still in pain on a daily basis and it

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Nicholas Barbaro answered

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

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