Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the common term used to describe patients with symptoms related to the anatomical reduction of the lumbar spinal canal size. However, some subjects may ...

In contrast, according to the visual evaluations of the central canal LSS, leg pain measured by VAS was higher in the moderate stenosis group ... could be the decreased lumbar spine instability ...

Compared to lumbar stenosis, there is greater risk of spinal cord compression with cervical stenosis since the spinal cord cannot move as freely as in the cervical canal. Spinal stenosis can ...

Symptoms also depend on the severity of the disease process that is the amount of spinal compression the patient is having along with the duration of the disease process. Lumbar canal stenosis ...

Spinal stenosis usually presents with pain radiating beyond the back to the buttocks, thighs or lower legs. The pain is worsened with extension of the lumbar spine (eg, standing or walking ...

Cervical stenosis is the narrowing of the vertebral canal in the neck. It is a common cause of neck pain and is more common in elderly patients. Up to 26% percent of people over the age of 64 may have ...

The changes in the spine can cause disc herniations or growth in the ligaments in the back of the spine. Other causes include hardening of the posterior longitudinal ligament or the ligamentum flavum, ...