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My 77-year old Nana was just diagnosed with spinal stenosis. What happens to people with this condition?

April 26, 2017condition diagnosed happens nana people Spinal Stenosis

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My 77-year old Nana was just diagnosed with spinal stenosis. What happens to people with this condition?

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• I am a retired nurse with a new health problem: spinal stenosis. My doctor suggested a steroid injection. But I don’t see how this will help. I don’t have inflammation, just a too-small spinal opening around the spinal nerves. What’s the rationale for this treatment?