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Spinal Stenosis Facts
The real spinal stenosis facts are not always known to diagnosed patients, sometimes leading to a fool’s errand in seeking treatment. While there are rare cases of extremely problematic
spinal stenosis,
most diagnosed cases are not symptomatic, or only mildly symptomatic, and fall within the range of normal and expected age related degenerative changes.
Lesser Known Spinal Stenosis FactsSpinal Stenosis Facts and MythsSpinal stenosis is a physical structural condition, much like a herniated disc. However, it is not inherently painful and in fact, most cases do not cause any significant symptoms. Many patients do not even know they have a stenosis condition affecting their spines. Stenosis which is problematic usually leaves no doubt as to the validity of the diagnosis. The remainder of diagnosed patients usually believe that their stenosis is causing pain, since that is what they have been told. However, the poor curative statistics of many treatments demonstrate that stenosis is often coincidental to any pain. Many of these poor souls have been mislead into believing there is something very wrong with the structure of their backs, when in fact, their spines are completely normal for their age and physical condition.Spinal Stenosis Facts and AdviceFor patients who are actually suffering from abnormal and advanced spinal stenosis, I send you my best wishes for recovery. I am not trying to belittle your pain and understand that problematic stenosis is a real nightmare to deal with… However, to the rest of you who demonstrate the normal physical characteristics of stenosis (which are NORMAL) and have been told that this spinal canal narrowing is the cause of your pain, I urge you to reconsider your diagnosis. This is especially true for those of you who have variable and changing pain which has not responded well to indicated treatment options. There is a very good chance that you are blaming the wrong source of symptoms all along…Many oxygen deprivation pain conditions exist hand in hand with structural spinal abnormalities. The ischemia is the source of the pain, while the abnormality takes the blame… It is the oldest and most prevalent reason for the ever growing back pain epidemic.
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