What is lumbar spinal stenosis? Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back (lumbar spine). The spinal canal houses the spinal cord and nerves. The narrowing caused by ...

What is lumbar spinal stenosis? Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back (lumbar spine). The spinal canal houses the spinal cord and nerves. The narrowing caused by ...

The condition can occur in the cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (mid back) or the lumbar spine (lower back). Cervical and lumbar stenosis are the most common forms, with lumbar spinal stenosis ...

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 ...

Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

After reading the publications 7 papers fulfilled the inclusion criteria, and 60 papers were excluded because they did not report on any quantitative radiological sign of lumbar spinal stenosis.

This can happen anywhere in the spine, but it's most common in the lower back, especially between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae and between the fifth lumbar vertebra and the first sacral ...

Introduction Central lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common cause of pain ... Secondary outcomes include back pain intensity, lower limb pain intensity, disability, quality of life, anxiety and ...

Spinal stenosis usually presents with pain radiating beyond the back to the buttocks, thighs or lower legs. The pain is worsened with extension of the lumbar spine (eg, standing or walking ...

Using the NRS questionnaire to report buttock/leg pain>low back pain>4 points. A Roland-Morris score of at least 7. Mild, moderate or severe lumbar central canal spinal stenosis identified by MRI or ...

Your doctor may talk to you about this procedure if you have a lot of lower back pain and ... helped relieve your symptoms. Lumbar pain is often caused by spinal stenosis. Your spinal canal ...

Boston, MA 02114, USA; satlas{at}mgh.harvard.edu Patients were at least 50-years-old with pain and functional impairment attributable to lumbar spinal stenosis of the central canal, with no prior ...