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Old 08-18-2014, 06:49 PM #1
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Short answer - yes, but it not yet a perfected science. Stem cell injections, specifically MSC stem cells, have been shown to be capable of rehydrating the disc. Restoring disc height is still a ways away.
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Old 08-19-2014, 06:09 AM #2
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--disc herniations can "close up" in time, with the exuded material reabsorbed by the body.

This might result in a lessening of inflammatory or compression based symptoms--nerve roots may no longer be impinged if the material compressing it slowly recedes--but, as previously mentioned, it's hard to get the original full disc height and sponginess back.
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