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Can you have lumbar spine stenosis without having symptoms of low back pain?
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Definitely: I have operated on many patients with lumbar stenosis who have little or no back pain and almost exclusively leg symptoms only.
Answered 2/19/2014
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Yes: Many people with lumbar spine stenosis have no lower back pain. They might experience some leg pain or no pain at all until the stenosis is more severe.
Answered 9/30/2013
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Yes: Many people have spinal stenosis but have no symptoms.
Answered 11/25/2013
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