This week we are going to discuss a very prevalent cause of low back and leg pain with sciatica—lumbar spinal stenosis. There are two types of lumbar spinal stenosis and both involve narrowing of the ...

Spinal stenosis occurs when the space inside the spinal canal becomes too narrow. When the spinal canal gets too small, the spinal cord or nerves within this space can become compressed. Some people ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, the opening created by the small hole found in each of the vertebrae that make up the human spinal column. As the canal narrows, it puts pressure on ...

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Key Takeaways Spinal stenosis exercises can strengthen muscles and alleviate ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — An International Delphi Study conducted by The International Taskforce on Diagnosis and ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Neural foraminal stenosis occurs when the space a spinal nerve ...

This week we are going to discuss a rather common and extremely painful condition of the lower back that is often misinterpreted and misunderstood but is often the cause of much back pain and sciatica ...

Vertos Medical raised $28 million in new funding to boost commercialization of its device for the minimally invasive treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. The Aliso Viejo, California-based company ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

It’s estimated that as many as 75 percent of us will have some form of back or neck pain at some point in our lifetime. The good news is that most of us will recover without the need for surgery — and ...

No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study. Among 328 ...

Jerry Smith has been on his feet for most of his life. The 80-year-old Great Kills man worked as a doorman for Manhattan night clubs and owned a neighborhood saloon in the 1970s. Three years ago, ...