Stenosis Treatment

Spinal Stenosis Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:55:12 -0800

What is spinal stenosis?

The term “stenosis” comes from Greek and means a “choking”. Spinal stenosis, however, has little in common with choking. There are two primary types of spinal stenosis:

Cervical Foraminal Stenosis

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:16:19 -0800

Types of pain from cervical stenosis (foraminal stenosis)

Cervical foraminal stenosis (narrowing of the cervical disc space) may arise without any disc herniation. The majority of symptoms are usually caused by one nerve root on one side. Typically, the condition is characterized by the following:

Exercise for Sciatica from Spinal Stenosis

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:04:48 -0800

Sciatic pain from nerve root irritation or impingement can be caused by spinal stenosis, a condition that causes the nerve’s passageway to narrow or constrict. A typical symptom of spinal stenosis is pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve down the leg while walking, and to feel relief of the pain after sitting down. The study of this leg pain (sciatica) is referred to as radiculopathy.

Facet replacement or total element replacement devices for spinal stenosis

spine-health — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:21:07 -0800

The last group of posterior motion preservation devices includes total or partial posterior element replacements. These devices are primarily designed to address facet pain or spinal stenosis (narrowing of the passageways for the nerves). For many patients, spinal stenosis is due to degeneration of the facet joints. These devices replace the facet joints in the back of the spine (or the total posterior elements of the spine) and are designed to maintain movement of the spine.

Laminaplasty Back Surgery Video

spine-health — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:19:44 -0800

Laminaplasty is a surgical procedure that treats a painfully restricted spinal canal by creating more space for the spinal cord and nerve roots, immediately relieving pressure. This interactive video provides an overview of the laminaplasty procedure for cervical spinal stenosis.

The X-STOP is a minimally invasive surgical procedure designed to relieve symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis. This interactive video gives you a surgeon's view of the procedure.
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X-Stop Surgery for Spinal Stenosis: Complications, Risks, and Care

Ben Parr — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:26:46 -0700

X-STOP surgery

Insertion of the X-STOP spacer for spinal stenosis pain relief is a fairly straightforward procedure and can be done in an operating room or specialty room at the hospital.
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