Physical Therapy as effective as spinal surgery for spinal stenosis Annals of Internal Medicine

Spinal stenosis can cause pinching of the nerve roots and/or spinal cord and can cause low back and leg pain, numbness, weakness, and incoordination of the legs and is a common reason for spinal surgery with and without spinal fusions. 
It is a condition I commonly treat at my clinic. 
Below is a new comparison study from the Annals of Internal Medicine performed over 7 years showing no difference in functioning outcome at 24 months between surgical and physical therapy treated patients.

Surgery Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Trial