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Can i still get acupuncture 3 days after an epidural steroid injection in my lumbar spine for a l5/s1 herniated disc?

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Yes: You are fine to proceed with acupuncture

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My lower lumbar MRI spine without contrast says on the impression part. 1. Straightening of the normal lumbar lordosis. 2. L5-S1 diffuse disc bulging with endplate osteophytes abutting the dural sac in the central canal and bilateral L5 nerve roots in the

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Comments on xrays: lumbar spine spondylosis with multilevel degenerative disc disease worse at L5-S1 with associated L5-S1 foraminal stenosis. must i see a specialist?

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X-ray results showed- advanced L5-S1 degenerative disc disease, moderate facet in lower lumbar spine, L5-S1 4mm retrolistnesis and moderate sclerosis ?

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I've had lumbar spine surgery 4yrs ago.... L4 L5 S1 and now after the surgery I have a bulging disc directly on the nerve. What can I do for pain?

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I have ddd and herniation at L5 s1 and this along with bulging discs overall the lumbar spine shows on MRI with urinary retention incontinence and fec?

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