spinal stenosis
Compressed vertebral canal
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spaces within the spine, putting pressure on the nerves that travel through it.
The condition most commonly affects the lower back and neck, causing pain, numbness, or weakness in the legs or arms.
It typically develops gradually with age as spinal structures degenerate: Her spinal stenosis made it painful to walk more than a block.
- claudicationPain-induced lameness
- difficulty walkingImpaired ambulation
- sciaticaLumbar nerve inflammation
- shooting painSudden piercing bodily distress
- pinched nerveCompressed neural tissue
leg pain · nerve compression · vertebrae · spinal cord · lower back · laminectomy · back pain · numbness · bone spurs · tingling · intervertebral discs · degenerative disc disease · radiculopathy · muscle weakness · loss of balance · physical therapy · steroid injections · osteoarthritis
- body ailmentsback pain, neck pain, joint pain, muscle pain, sciatica
- back problemsback pain, back injury, lumbago, sciatica, herniation
- medical findingscyst, tumor, lesion, polyp, hernia
- spinal conditionsspinal cord injury, spinal fracture, spinal curvature, spinal deformity, kyphosis
- Spinal Problemsherniated disc, pinched nerve, sciatica, scoliosis, slipped disc
- scan findingslesion, tumor, cyst, hemorrhage, infarct