Nonsurgical treatments including physical therapy, medications, and/or injections are typically tried first to relieve the symptoms of central canal stenosis. In severe cases, surgery may be recommended.
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis occurs when the spinal cord in the neck (cervical spine) or the spinal nerve roots in the lower back (lumbar spine) are compressed. Symptoms of lumbar stenosis often include leg pain (sciatica) and leg tingling, weakness, or numbness. Arm pain is a typical symptom of cervical spinal stenosis. For cervical spinal stenosis with myelopathy, difficulty with coordination often occurs.
Stenosis treatment may include non-surgical options (exercise, anti-inflammatory medication, epidural injections, and activity modification) or back surgery.
Lumbar spine stenosis surgery may be an option for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis when conservative (non-surgical) treatments have not improved the related leg pain.
At-home pain management of symptoms from lumbar spinal stenosis may include heat/ice therapy, massage therapy, topical pain relievers and over-the-counter medications.
Post-operative care after minimally invasive X-STOP surgery
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