Thread: Does nerve root damage heal?
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Old 08-05-2009, 07:13 PM
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It's possible that nerve damage is already permanent, but I frequently see cases that have the doctors saying it's permanent, then they get the source of the compression resolved and the symptoms go away. See JackH's story page on the GPN site.
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