Has anyone dealt successfully with Cervical stenosis without surgery?

@lindalou2468
My understanding is that the injections relieve the pain that may be associated with spinal stenosis but the stenosis itself remains.

So what is the treatment for it

And went home last night. Do not let anyone put rods n screws or acdf or laminoplasty. Dr Shen Latham NY. He's also in NYC or new jersey. You can call for a zoom meeting too. my name is Scott.

I have severe c3 to c6 cervical stenosis. I've been to 7 top surgeons from NYC to Florida to syracuse ny. 4 wanted to do 4 level ACDF'S very bad 1 wanted to do 7 level Laminectomy very bad . 1 more wanted to do a hybrid with 7 posterior spacers and 2 level ACDF'S all the above terrible choice all fusion operations that will need a revision down the road guaranteed. 1 surgeon said I needed a 4 level laminoplasty that's where they cut one side of your lamina put in a spacer and metal plate. This is non fusion motion preserving but open neck surgery . Not wanting any open surgery or metal hardware in my neck I finally found Dr Shen Shen-spine in Latham ny and in staten island and new jersey too who is a world class endoscopic spine surgeon. There are only a handful of excellent endoscopic spine surgeon's because of the years of extra training it takes. Dr's fly in for his expertise in Endoscopic spine surgery. Check him out on his website or healthgrades or you tube. Do your own homework. You won't find anyone better. He's doing a. Endoscopic 4 level laminotomy and disectomy if needed all threw a small hole threw my lamina at each level. He said it will be outpatient and no neck braces less pain because it's not open surgery and quicker recovery he said golf in 3 weeks after because of it being endoscopicly. My stress n anxiety level is almost 0 know I'm not being fused or having metal plates in my neck. My surgery is 3/24/25. Don't get fused you don't have to check out Dr Shen or maybe you can a excellent endoscopic spine doctor near you. There's not that many as good as Shen. No fusion

I have severe cervical stenosis c3 to c7. I've been to 7 neurosurgeon/orthopedic spine surgeons all top rated. 4 wanted to 4 level acdf,1 wanted to do 7 level laminectomy. 1 said 4 level laminoplasty. 1 more said 7 posterior spacers n 2 level acdf. All above very bad choices. I finally found a world class endoscopic spine surgeon Dr Shen Latham NY also in NYC n new jersey. I did mbb injections in occipital nerves to relief headaches then did radio frequency ablation on both occipital nerves on left n right side that help headaches n pain between shoulder blades. 2 days ago Dr Shen did surgery in Amsterdam NY. He did a 4 level cervical endoscopic laminotomy and foraminotomy. No hardware or fusion. True minimal endoscopic spine surgery outpatient. No pain after surgery. Took pain medications 1 day. Now just taking Tylenol, Gabapentin, cellebrex, icing. No neck collar. Doing much better still sore. Endoscopic spine surgery is the most minimal spine surgery there is .only a small percentage of spine doctors do this because of the years of training it takes. All above surgeries where invented in the late 50s all open surgery with fusion not good. Find a true endoscopic spine surgeon where you live or check Dr Shen Shen-Spine website or heathgrades or you tube. He cares about his patients. Send your mri disc and get a zoom appointment. He's the real deal. Good luck n God bless all people suffering from spine issues.

@thaat
Thank you I am going to look into Dr Shen also. I have had a laminotomy at l34 that only helps for four and a half months. Now they're saying I need fusion at three levels but they can't guarantee that it's really going to help my symptoms. They just say I need fusion.

@annie1 I feel so blessed to have been introduced to Dr Jian Shen through my pain management doctor. There are so few endoscopic spine surgeons; the training is way above and beyond traditional Neuro-surgery. I think we will see more doctors with this specialty in the future. I feel pretty good since my cervical spine surgery in September 2025. I have intermittent neck pain, usually in the morning but it subsides without any intervention. To put this in perspective, by the time I had surgery my headaches were intense, 24/7 causing nausea and vomiting. I had minimal range of motion. Now, almost 5 months later I turn my head with ease and the pain I do have is manageable. I also
continue occupational therapy and follow the home program daily. I wish you well with your journey, however you choose to proceed. Keep us posted.