Thank you doctor…could I ask a few follow-up questions:
1. As you stated in your answer above: “The injections do generally become less effective over time but I have some patients who are still going strong with injections after 15 years.”
Are these people that have been doing injections for over 15 years? And they have had no ill effects from the injections?
2. Can an annular tear cause sciatica type symptoms and tingling/pain in the feet or are compressions more likely to do this? Also, can these compressions cause muscle twitch in the legs? Over the last two months I have seen muscle twitching which I never experienced before.
3. Also, my radiology reports(from two MRIs and two different radiology groups) said no stenosis but I consulted with a chiropractor who teaches radiology courses and is a spine researcher. He looked at my MRI and said I had lumbar stenosis at 12MM….could the radiologists have missed the stenosis? Can it be that easy to miss?
