Spinal Stenosis

What is spinal stenosis? Spinal stenosis is narrowing of the lumbar or the cervical spinal canals which causes compression of roots of nerves. This leads to persistent buttock pain, lack of feelings in extremities, decreased physical activity, and limping. Spinal stenosis mostly affects the middle aged or mainly the elderly people. It is caused due to the Paget’s disease, osteoarthritis, spinal cord or even by an injury which is caused due to pressure on the nerve roots. Usually, conservative management is encouraged.

Lumbar stenosis Austin is a common condition that occurs in the spine. There are many reasons for its cause. However, in many cases it’s mostly caused due to degenerative arthritis of the spinal joints that causes enlargement of ligaments and joints of the spinal canal. This then puts abnormal pressure on the nerve rots causing leg and back pain, mostly in legs.

Spinal decompression therapy is mostly effective and save means for treating lumbar and chronically cervical conditions. This therapy focuses on the arthritic and discal conditions that would affect the spine. Depending on the provider, accordingly ancillary care is available in the form of physiotherapy procedures and modalities, braces and supports, home or self-care program and medications and supervised gradual functional restoration or core strengthening program.