Spinal stenosis can produce leg pain, tingling, weakness or numbness, or arm pain as a result of compression of the spinal nerve roots in the lumbar spine (lower back) or the spinal cord in the cervical spine (neck), respectively. Spinal stenosis is often managed through non-surgical treatments like exercise, epidural injections, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and activity modification, but can require a decompression surgery for symptoms that have not improved following non-surgical care.
- Spinal Stenosis Health Center – Spine-health.com
- Spinal Stenosis: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment – Spine-health.com article
- Spinal Stenosis Video – Spine-health.com
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