http://www.spine-health.com/information/stenosis-diagnosis The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-diagnosis-and-treatment <!--<img src="/images/consult.gif" width="90" height="112" alt="Lumbar spinal stenosis" class="column2" style="float:right"/>--> <div class="txt11pt" style="border: 2px solid #ccc; float:right; width:125px; display:inline; padding:3px; background-color:#dedede; margin-left: 5px; text-align:center;"><a href="/video/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis-video" title="Spinal Stenosis Symptoms and Diagnosis Video"><img src="/images/living_stenosis.jpg" alt="stenosis" width="125" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="/video/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis-video" title="Spinal Stenosis Symptoms and Diagnosis Video"><img src="/images/camera2.gif" alt="interactive video" width="10" border="0"/></a> [url:5998,type=|node|,content=|See the Spinal Stenosis<br/> Interactiv<p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-diagnosis-and-treatment">read more</a></p> Spinal Stenosis Bilateral Foraminal Stenosis Buttocks Cervical Spinal Stenosis Cervical Stenosis Foraminal Stenosis Lateral Stenosis Leg Pain Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Stenosis Neural Foraminal Stenosis Radiculopathy Sciatica Exercise Sciatica Pain Spinal Canal Stenosis Spinal Stenosis Clinical Trials Spinal Stenosis Treatment Spinal Stenosis Trials spinal-stenosis-treatment Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Exercise Stenosis Pain Stenosis Surgery Stenosis Symptoms Stenosis Treatment spinal-stenosis-related-information Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:55:12 -0800 spine-health 1051 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/video/thoracic-spinal-stenosis-video <p>Not as common as <a href="/conditions/spinal-stenosis/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-diagnosis-and-treatment" title="Spinal Stenosis Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment">lumbar stenosis</a> in the lower back or <a href="/conditions/spinal-stenosis/cervical-stenosis-myelopathy" title="Cervical Stenosis with Myelopathy">cervical stenosis</a> in the neck, thoracic spinal stenosis is a rare degenerative condition in which the spinal canal in the upper/middle back is narrowed. Learn more about this type of <a href="/conditions/spinal-stenosis" title="Spinal Stenosis">spinal stenosis</a>, including its symptoms, causes and treatment options, in the following <strong>thoracic spinal stenosis video</strong>.<p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/video/thoracic-spinal-stenosis-video">read more</a></p> Video Anatomy Videos Back Pain Videos Neck Pain Videos Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Symptoms Stenosis Videos Upper Back Pain Videos Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:42:28 -0700 mlepore 27596 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/video/cervical-spinal-stenosis-video <p>Cervical stenosis refers to when the spinal cord or spinal nerves in the neck are compressed. If there is spinal cord dysfunction with this type of <a href="/conditions/spinal-stenosis" title="Spinal Stenosis">spinal stenosis</a>, symptoms can include pain, weakness and numbness in the shoulders, arms, hands, legs and feet, troubles with coordination and balance, and other difficulties as described in the following <strong>cervical spinal stenosis video</strong>.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/video/cervical-spinal-stenosis-video">read more</a></p> Video Anatomy Videos Neck Pain Videos Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Symptoms Stenosis Videos Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:42:23 -0700 mlepore 27595 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/who-a-candidate-x-stop-surgery <div style="float:right; text-align:center; width=110px; border: 1px solid #DEDFDF; padding:8px; margin:0 5px 0 0"> <a href="http://www.spine-health.com/video/x-stop-interactive-video" title="X-Stop Video" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.spine-health.com/sites/all/themes/spinehealth/images/video-thumbs/xstop-interactive-video-thumb.jpg" height="90px" width="110px" alt="X-Stop Video" title="X-Stop Video"/> </a><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/who-a-candidate-x-stop-surgery">read more</a></p> Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Fusion Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Stenosis Spinal Stenosis Treatment Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Pain Stenosis Treatment Stenosis-Surgery X-STOP lower-back-pain-treatment spinal-fusion-types spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis spinal-stenosis-treatment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:41:44 -0700 mlepore 20098 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/when-see-a-surgeon-spinal-stenosis <div style="float:right; text-align:center; width=110px; border: 1px solid #DEDFDF; padding:10px; margin:0 0 5px 5px"><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/information/stenosis-videos" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.spine-health.com/sites/all/themes/spinehealth/images/video-thumbs/epidural-steroid-injections-back-leg-pain-video-thumb.jpg" height="80px" width="100px" alt="Spinal Stenosis Videos" title="Spinal Stenosis Videos"/></a><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/when-see-a-surgeon-spinal-stenosis">read more</a></p> Spinal Stenosis Claudication Laminectomy Leg Pain Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Stenosis Spinal Stenosis Treatment Spine Surgeon Spine Surgeons Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Surgery Stenosis Treatment Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:57:28 -0800 Ben Parr 16576 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/exercises-lumbar-spinal-stenosis <div style="float:right; text-align:center; width=110px; border: 1px solid #DEDFDF; padding:10px; margin:0 0 5px 5px"><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/information/stenosis-videos" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.spine-health.com/sites/all/themes/spinehealth/images/video-thumbs/epidural-steroid-injections-back-leg-pain-video-thumb.jpg" height="80px" width="100px" alt="Spinal Stenosis Videos" title="Spinal Stenosis Videos"/></a><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/exercises-lumbar-spinal-stenosis">read more</a></p> Spinal Stenosis Bilateral Foraminal Stenosis Foraminal Stenosis Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Stenosis Spinal Canal Stenosis Spinal Stenosis Treatment Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Exercise Stenosis Pain Stenosis Symptoms Stenosis Treatment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:58:05 -0700 Ben Parr 10204 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/video/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis-video <!-- Google Website Optimizer Control Script --> <script> function utmx_section(){}function utmx(){} (function(){var k='1858386582',d=document,l=d.location,c=d.cookie;function f(n){ if(c){var i=c.indexOf(n+'=');if(i>-1){var j=c.indexOf(';',i);return c.substring(i+n. length+1,j<0?c.length:j)}}}var x=f('__utmx'),xx=f('__utmxx'),h=l.hash; d.write('<sc'+'ript src="'+ 'http'+(l.protocol=='https:'?'s://ssl':'://www')+'.google-analytics.com' +'/siteopt.js?v=1&utmxkey='+k+'&utmx='+(x?x:'')+'&utmxx='+(xx?xx:'')+'&utmxtime=' +new Date().valueOf()+(h?'&utmxhash='+escape(h.substr(1)):'')+ '" typ<p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/video/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis-video">read more</a></p> Video Anatomy Videos Back Pain Videos Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Symptoms Stenosis Videos spinal-stenosis-featured-videos-top videos-conditions Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:16:48 -0800 spine-health 5998 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis <div class="txt11pt" style="border: 2px solid #ccc; float:right; width:125px; display:inline; padding:3px; background-color:#dedede; margin-left: 5px; text-align:center;"><a href="/video/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis-video" title="Spinal Stenosis Symptoms and Diagnosis Video"><img src="/images/living_stenosis.jpg" alt="stenosis" width="125" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="/video/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis-video" title="Spinal Stenosis Symptoms and Diagnosis Video"><img src="/images/camera2.gif" alt="interactive video" width="10" border="0"/></a> <a href="/video/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis-video" title="Spinal Stenosis Symptoms and Diagnosis Video">See the Spinal Stenosis<br/> Interactive Video</a></div> <p>Generally speaking, the various types of <strong><a href="/conditions/spinal-stenosis" title="Spinal Stenosis">spinal stenosis</a></strong> prod<p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis">read more</a></p> Spinal Stenosis Bilateral Foraminal Stenosis Cervical Spinal Stenosis Cervical Stenosis Foraminal Stenosis Leg Pain Leg Strength Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Stenosis Nerve Compression Radiculopathy Sciatica Exercise Sciatica Pain Spinal Canal Stenosis Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Pain Stenosis Symptoms leg-pain-symptoms-and-diagnosis spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:55:12 -0800 spine-health 1052 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/back-pain/somatosensory-evoked-potentials-ssep <p>SSEP’s assess the speed of electrical conduction across the spinal cord and are sometimes ordered for patients with <a href="http://www.spine-health.com">back pain</a>. If the spinal cord is significantly pinched, the electrical signals will travel slower than usual.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/back-pain/somatosensory-evoked-potentials-ssep">read more</a></p> Back Pain Cervical Spinal Stenosis Cervical Stenosis Diagnostic Tools Stenosis Diagnosis Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:16:21 -0800 spine-health 730 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/definitive-guide-lumbar-spinal-stenosis <p>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 <strong><a href="/conditions/spinal-stenosis" title="Spinal Stenosis">spinal stenosis</a></strong>. <p>The term “<a href="/conditions/spinal-stenosis/spinal-stenosis-symptoms-diagnosis-and-treatment" title="Spinal Stenosis Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment">stenosis</a>” comes from the Greek word meaning “choking” and is often the result of degenerative conditions like osteoarthritis (<a href="javascript:;" onclick="MM_openBrWindow('/fig-1-lumbar-spinal-stenosis','','resizable=yes,width=500,height=500')">see Figure 1</a>).<p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/definitive-guide-lumbar-spinal-stenosis">read more</a></p> Spinal Stenosis Bilateral Foraminal Stenosis Foraminal Stenosis Lateral Stenosis Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Spine Lumbar Stenosis Neural Foraminal Stenosis Spinal Canal Stenosis Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Exercise Stenosis Pain Stenosis Surgery Stenosis Symptoms lower-back-pain-causes sciatica-related-information spinal-stenosis-featured-articles spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis spondylolisthesis-related-information Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:16:20 -0800 spine-health 708 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/back-pain/getting-accurate-back-pain-diagnosis <h2>Back pain diagnostic techniques</h2> <p><img src="/images/deccase2.jpg" width="80" height="113" hspace="0" vspace="0" align="left" class="column2"/>Because the causes of back pain can be very complex, it is often more difficult to get an accurate diagnosis for <a href="/conditions/back-pain" title="Back Pain">back pain</a> or <a href="/conditions/neck-pain" title="Neck Pain">neck pain</a> than for other medical conditions. While some spinal diagnoses are relatively straightforward (such as tumors, infections, or fractures), for many conditions there is little agreement among spine specialists about a diagnosis.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/back-pain/getting-accurate-back-pain-diagnosis">read more</a></p> Back Pain Back Pain Diagnosis Diagnostic Tools Electromyography Stenosis Diagnosis injections-related-information Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:16:19 -0800 spine-health 673 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/cervical-stenosis-myelopathy <div style="float:right; text-align:center; width=110px; border: 1px solid #DEDFDF; padding:10px; margin:0 0 5px 5px"><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/information/stenosis-videos" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.spine-health.com/sites/all/themes/spinehealth/images/video-thumbs/epidural-steroid-injections-back-leg-pain-video-thumb.jpg" height="80px" width="100px" alt="Spinal Stenosis Videos" title="Spinal Stenosis Videos"/></a><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/cervical-stenosis-myelopathy">read more</a></p> Spinal Stenosis Anterior Cervical Decompression Anterior Cervical Surgery Bilateral Foraminal Stenosis Cervical Myelopathy Cervical Posterior Surgery Cervical Spinal Stenosis Cervical Spine Cervical Stenosis Foraminal Stenosis Myelogram Neural Foraminal Stenosis Radiculopathy Spinal Canal Stenosis Stenosis Diagnosis Stenosis Exercise Stenosis Pain Stenosis Symptoms spinal-stenosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:16:19 -0800 spine-health 687 at http://www.spine-health.com