Lumbar Stenosis

All spinal surgery carries some risk including, but not limited to the risks of infection, bruising and blood clots, adverse reaction to anesthesia, pain or discomfort at the operative site, pneumonia, stroke, myocardial infarction, bleeding, pain and, rarely, paralysis or death.

Explanation of the X-STOP Surgery

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Who is a Candidate for X-STOP Surgery?

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More Spinal Stenosis Surgery Options

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Lumbar Laminectomy for Spinal Stenosis

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Review of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery Options

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X-STOP Limitations

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Deciding on X-STOP Surgery for Spinal Stenosis

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Review of Clinical Studies for X-STOP

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Suffering from Spinal Stenosis?

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Overall Treatment Considerations for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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When to See a Surgeon for Spinal Stenosis

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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Treatment and Surgery

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Suffering from Spinal Stenosis?

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Once a doctor has made a conclusive diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis, non-surgical or surgical treatment should be implemented, depending on the severity of the spinal stenosis.

Back Pain Symptoms: Overview of Lower Back Pain Symptoms and Diagnosis

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The cause of back pain can usually be diagnosed with a detailed description of one’s symptoms. The description of back pain symptoms, along with one's medical history (and possibly diagnostic testing), will usually lead to a diagnosis of a general cause (such as back strain), or a specific condition (such as a herniated disc).

Back Pain Symptoms from a Sprain or Strain

Back sprain or strain symptoms generally include:

Back Pain Causes: Overview of Conditions That Can Create Back Pain

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By far the most common cause of lower back pain is a muscle strain or other soft tissue damage. While this condition is not serious, it can be severely painful. Typically, lower back pain from a muscle strain will get better within one to three weeks.

Exercises for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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Lidoderm, Artificial Discs, and Surgery for Spinal Stenosis - More Patients' Advice

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Back-to-Back

In this section, patients share their insights on evaluating treatment options for spinal stenosis.

Laminectomy and Spinal Stenosis: Success Rates

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Laminectomy and Spinal Stenosis: Risks and Complications

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A lumbar laminectomy is able to alleviate spinal stenosis pain by removing painful pressure on the nerve root and/or disc space. However, the procedure is not foolproof. Complications from this surgery for lumbar stenosis can result from a variety of factors.

Lumbar Laminectomy Risks and Considerations

The potential risks and complications with a lumbar laminectomy include:

Spinal Anatomy and its Effects on Types of Spinal Stenosis

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Spinal Stenosis Surgery

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X-STOP Interactive Video

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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 X-stop procedure for lumbar stenosis.

Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Provides More Pain Relief than Nonsurgical Treatment

Stephanie — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:45:33 -0700

April 1, 2007
by: Sylvia Marten

Surgery is more effective than nonsurgical treatment in providing pain relief for patients with [url:708,type=|node|,content=|lumbar spinal stenosis|], new study results find.

At all update points, both the study participants who had surgery and who had non-surgical treatments showed improvement: however, the participants who had a [url:6023,type=|node|,content=|laminectomy|] showed greater improvement in their pain levels and ability to function, while those who had non-surgical [url:1053,type=|node|,content=|stenosis treatments|] showed only a moderate improvement. The improvements were maintained at 2 years of followup.

These above results stem from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT), a large 7-year trial undertaken at 13 prominent spine centers and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The study included 654 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (without associated degenerative spondylolisthesis).

Study participants who had the [url:18464,type=|node|,content=|spinal stenosis surgery|] had standard posterior decompressive [url:6023,type=|node|,content=|laminectomy|], and those who had non-surgical care had one or a combination of at least active physical therapy (such as stretching, exercise), education for home exercise and ergonomics, and possibly nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine. 2008;358:794-810.

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Laminectomy Back Surgery Video

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Additional Back Surgery Info:

Lumbar Laminectomy

Posterior Cervical Laminectomy

Spinal Stenosis Surgery: The X-STOP

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The X-STOP is a minimally invasive surgical procedure designed to alleviate painful symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis. The device is inserted into the back of the spine to prevent a patient from bending too far backward at the narrowed segment, a position that for patients with spinal stenosis can cause leg pain (sciatica) and/or low back pain.

Lumbar Laminectomy (Open Decompression)

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A lumbar laminectomy is also known as an open decompression and typically performed to alleviate pain caused by neural impingement that can result from lumbar spinal stenosis.

Spinal Stenosis Symptoms and Diagnosis

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Generally speaking, the various types of spinal stenosis prod

Leg Pain and Numbness from Spinal Stenosis - Patients' Advice: Part II

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Back-to-Back

Patients share insights on the treatment choices they have chosen for spinal stenosis.

Surgery results vary with choice of surgeon

Husband had same-day minimally invasive surgery. Prior to the surgery he could not walk 100 feet w/o sitting. No pain now, plus diabetic peripheral foot pain is gone. After almost 2 years, 6 Rehabs, exercise, I still can't stand erect. Had little pain prior or post surgery. Can stand erect momentarily only before effort makes me slump.
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Spinal Stenosis Treatment

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See the Spinal Stenosis
Interactive Video

Depending on the severity of symptoms, spinal stenosis can of

Leg Pain and Numbness from Spinal Stenosis - Patients' Advice Part I

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Back-to-Back

Patients share insights on the treatment choices they have chosen for spinal stenosis. In this section, patients share their insights on evaluating treatment options for spinal stenosis.

Back to golfing after stenosis surgery

Suffering from Spinal Stenosis?

Visit the Spinal Stenosis Clinical Trials section for the latest developments.

Living with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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Many people with lumbar spine stenosis find that they can successfully manage their condition through an easy self care program.

Sciatica Causes

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The Truth About Sciatica

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Understanding the true nature of sciatica

The term sciatica is oftentimes used incorrectly to explain leg pain, low back pain and other sciatica symptoms. It's a condition so widespread that many people think they can self-treat it or just follow another person's advice for how to relieve the pain.

Definitive Guide to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:16:20 -0800

As we age, the spine changes, often leading to a degeneration of the vertebrae (bones), discs, muscles, and ligaments (connective tissues). These changes may lead to spinal stenosis.

The term “stenosis” comes from the Greek word meaning “choking” and is often the result of degenerative conditions like osteoarthritis (see Figure 1).