Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (Lower Back)
Lumbar stenosis is a classification of spinal stenosis targeting the lower back or lumbar section of the spine. As with other types of spinal stenosis, the condition is caused by the narrowing of the vertebral canal, which in turn causes pinching or compression of spinal nerves. Resulting symptoms often include numbness and tingling in one or more of the extremities. This can cause pain and, in some cases, may make it difficult for a person suffering from the condition to stand or walk.
Today's modern age of medicine offers many options for treating lumbar spinal stenosis. Depending on the severity of one's condition, the minimally invasive procedures offered by our professional, award winning doctors at Laser Spine Institute are a very viable option.
The two procedures we perform to help alleviate pain caused by your lumbar spinal stenosis are a foraminotomy and a laminotomy. Our professional staff has performed these procedures hundreds of times, helping people take back control of their lives and start living again. We encourage you to take a moment and read some of the testimonials written by our previous patients to see how we have impacted their lives.
Click Here to see how you can get your life back in 5 daysAlso, we suggest you visit our page dedicated to helping you get to know our award winning staff of spine surgeons.
Most people are eager to return to a normal, active lifestyle quickly. Incredibly enough, LSI has refined the process from start to finish so that it takes an average of only 5 days. During this time, patients receive pre-operative testing, surgery, post operative consultation and physical therapy. Read more about our incredible 5 day process and how you too can get your life back.
If you have any questions that are still not answered you can look through our FAQ page or feel free to contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
Lumbar Spine
This sagital (Lateral) MRI image of the lumbar spine in an elderly person shows multilevel degenerative changes with severe spinal canal stenosis (narrowing) at the L2-3 level.
Spinal Stenosis Resources
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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.