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Is There A Permanent Cure For Lumbar Spondylysis?

if there is a permanant cure for lumbar spondylysis?? If a patient is not willing to undergo surgery,can she spend his lifetime without any pain by taking medicines and ample rest.. The patient in reference is suffering from L5 S1 grade 2 lumbar spondylysis since 2011 till date
Fri, 20 Dec 2013
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Hello!
Thanks for query.
Nerve root block is an alternative for surgery in lumbar spondylosis is not the permanent cure.

Repeated injections may b needed.

Hope this answers your query.
Wish you good health.
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Is There A Permanent Cure For Lumbar Spondylysis?

Hello! Thanks for query. Nerve root block is an alternative for surgery in lumbar spondylosis is not the permanent cure. Repeated injections may b needed. Hope this answers your query. Wish you good health.