What is Spinal Stenosis?
Spinal Stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal by a piece of bone or disc material. This can cause weakness in your extremities as narrowing often results in pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerves. Spinal stenosis can occur in a variety of ways in the spine. Most cases of spinal stenosis occur in the lower back (lumbar spine) and will affect the sciatic nerve, which runs along the back of the leg.
The most commonly referred to types of this condition are: lumbar spinal stenosis, occurring in the lower back, and cervical spinal stenosis which occurs in the neck. As mentioned previously, the condition more commonly occurs in the lower back.
If you think you show signs of the condition, or would like to confirm your suspicions that you may have spinal stenosis, we recommend visiting our symptoms page. Here you can see if you have one or more of the common symptoms shared by most people with the condition.
Click Here to see how you can get your life back in 5 daysSafe practices at home and the workplace can help you avoid injuries of all kinds. When it comes to injuries to your back, there are certain activities you should try and avoid or take precautions against. Visit our section on the causes of spinal stenosis to learn more about how to avoid developing this painful condition.
If it has been determined that you have spinal stenosis, and you are tired of living in pain, we strongly recommend that you visit our page on the treatment of spinal stenosis to see how our minimally invasive procedure can help you get your life back.
If you still have questions, you can visit our FAQ page where we answer some of the most frequently asked questions received from visitors to our website. If you still have questions after going through the FAQ and need to find out more about your condition, or how we can help you, please feel free to contact us.
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The endoscope and arthroscope are the exact same instrument. They are small tubes through which surgery is performed. When the tube is placed into a joint, it is referred to as an arthroscopic procedure (arthro meaning joint). When the tube is placed into an area other than a joint, it is called an endoscope. At LSI, we perform endoscopic procedures.