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December 21, 2011

Featured Expert Blog

Question:
I've had lumbar spondylosis for the last 4 years and have found zero relief with physical therapy, exercise, and medications. The pain is consistently about an 8 out of 10. I've just started to research surgery for spondylosis. Could surgery help me?

—Kennett, MO

Answer:
Let me start off by saying that lumbar spondylosis—also called spinal arthritis and spinal osteoarthritis—is a wide-ranging term doctors use to describe the appearance of degenerative changes in your spine.

Spondylosis can actually be considered...

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This Week's Expert
Reginald Q. Knight, MD, MHA
Director
Bassett Spine Care Institute
Cooperstown, NY

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