PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mazanec, Daniel J.
AU  - Podichetty, Vinod K.
AU  - Hsia, Augusto
TI  - Lumbar canal stenosis: Start with nonsurgical therapy
DP  - 2002 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 909--917
VI  - 69
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/11/909.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/11/909.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2002 Nov 01; 69
AB  - Although surgery is widely viewed as the definitive therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis, no randomized trials have compared surgical vs medical treatment. One study found that 60% of surgically treated patients improved, compared with 30% of those treated nonsurgically. We believe an initial nonsurgical approach is advisable for most patients.