The article ends where the excitement begins for patients with inoperable lumbar spinal stenosis and for pain therapists. Analgesics as needed are not an option in this scenario. In my opinion ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is characterized by degenerative changes leading to narrowing of the spinal canal as well as compression of multiple nerve roots. The progressive pain and weakness of the ...

Compared to lumbar stenosis, there is greater risk of spinal ... and progression of spinal stenosis: The trouble with degenerative spine conditions is that they rarely happen overnight, and ...

The answer is, that it is a degenerative or age ... In 20 percent of cases, both the lumbar and cervical spine are affected otherwise known as tandem stenosis. Symptoms also depend on the severity ...

Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

In lumbar spinal stenosis, epidural steroid injections possibly reduced short-term and long-term disability, but not short-term pain. There was insufficient evidence to determine whether epidural ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.