stenosisspinal

In the medical field, stenosis means the abnormal narrowing of a body channel. When combined with the word spinal, it defines a narrowing of the bone channel occupied by the spinal nerves or the spinal cord. In many cases, the non-surgical treatment is not the permanent answer to treat spinal stenosis. The non-surgical methods may relieve your pain in some cases. But when the weakness and the numbness of the back and legs persist, the surgical operation is the only option left. The goal of surgery is to relieve pain, numbness, or weakness in the legs-not to relieve back pain. Careful assessment of spinal stenosis symptoms is vital to reduce the risk of unnecessary back surgery and complications from spinal stenosis surgery at the wrong level. TYPES OF SPINAL STENOSIS SURGERY The most commonly performed spinal stenosis surgery is for lower back pain and leg pain due to sciatic nerve compression in the lumbar spine.Thoracic spinal stenosis is less common than lumbar or cervic