Back pain that runs down the leg may be caused by spinal stenosis. The spine protects the spinal cord and helps the body stand and bend. Spinal stenosis causes narrowing of the spine. In people with ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

Spinal stenosis develops when the spaces ... and interferes in standing or working or when pain is associated with ...

The most common symptom is leg pain while standing or walking (the pain goes away when you sit or rest). You may also experience numbness, weakness and cramping in your lower back, buttocks, legs and ...

Introduction Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) is a major public health problem and the primary reason why older adults seek lumbar spine surgery. Acupuncture may be effective for DLSS, but ...

Physical therapy may also play an important role in your recovery to get you back to performing everyday activities safely and without pain. An appointment with your surgeon should be scheduled soon ...

These techniques are applied to a vast array of conditions ranging from spinal decompression for spinal stenosis to minimally invasive ... This degeneration may lead to back pain, nerve compression ...

Introduction Central lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common cause of pain ... numbness and/or fatigue below the gluteal line with or without back pain (if back pain is present, leg pain is greater ...

The doctor can remove anything pressing on spinal nerves that’s causing arm or leg pain, such as bone spurs, herniated discs, tumors or overgrown ligaments. The procedures also may ease back or neck ...

This objective will be met by examining the safety and clinical efficacy of epidural steroid injections for treatment of pain associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. This prospective, randomized, ...

Recently, Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) in Meeker, started ...