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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most common locations for this spinal condition to occur.
Spinal stenosis
is a condition that is the source of much debate in the medical community. Some healthcare practitioners view it as a primary source of
acute
and
chronic back pain,
while others see it as a normal and mostly asymptomatic part of the aging process. Millions of patients are diagnosed with stenosis related pain every year, although many are actually suffering from symptoms brought about due to a completely different causation. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis InfoSpinal Stenosis is common for people to experience as they get older. Most elderly patients will demonstrate evidence of stenosis on an MRI or CT scan, yet have no pain or symptoms as a result of the condition. Occasionally patients will suffer pain from stenosis and rarely, this pain can become severe. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis SymptomsStenosis is usually a pain free condition. Some patients experience pain in the lower back and often radiating into the legs or feet. Additional symptoms might include numbness, tingling or weakness in the back, buttocks, legs or feet. Stenosis is a possible cause of sciatica symptoms. These symptoms are similar to many other back pain syndromes and this is one of the reasons stenosis is often blamed for back pain, even when it is not the true cause…Lumbar stenosis patients will often experience more pain when standing or walking. The pain is often lessened from sitting or certain reclined positions. This is one symptom that often differs from many other back pain conditions in the lumber spine. Recommendation on Lumbar Spinal StenosisI have seen patients suffering for years due to a misdiagnosed case of stenosis back pain. After years of unsuccessful treatments, and sometimes a failed back surgery, the pain persists. These patients have symptoms which are blamed on this common scapegoat condition, but turn out to be from another physical or psychological cause.Some patients do develop horrible pain and disability from completely physical spinal stenosis. This condition is rare, but can be very serious and may require drastic treatment. In these cases, surgery is usually the best option and can give an acceptable result. Make sure that you have exhausted all conservative therapies before undergoing any surgical treatment of your spinal stenosis. It would be a shame to endure that trauma just to have a continued expression of pain post-surgery. My advice is to try knowledge therapy first, eliminating any possibility of psychological or diagnostic nocebo causation for your pain.
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