Ordinarily, you might not think too much about your spinal cord, since it’s protected by your spinal canal. But imagine what might happen if your spinal canal began to narrow around your spinal cord.

Chronic spinal stenosis affects millions of people worldwide, causing debilitating pain, numbness, and mobility limitations that can severely impact quality of life. This condition occurs when the ...

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 ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

One of the more common reasons for a visit or call to a doctor? Lower back pain. As the population ages, this complaint becomes even more frequent. Characterized by back, leg and neck pain, spinal ...

Spinal stenosis is a condition that causes compression of the nerves in the spine. It can lead to a range of symptoms, including pain, weakness, and numbness in different parts of the body. This ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old male in relatively good health. I developed pain in my lower back, buttocks and upper legs that started a couple of months ago. It is particularly painful in the ...

NEITHER GLASSES. NORMALLY A BUSY WOMAN WHO LIKES TO TRAVEL. BUT SHE SAYS HER SPINAL STENOSIS DIAGNOSIS TWO YEARS AGO CHANGED EVERYTHING. IT WAS DEBILITATING. I COULDN’T EVEN WALK. I WAS IN A ...

Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how ...

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Lee RATOC (Director, Geon-mok Lee) discovered a new treatment method for Lumbar spinal stenosis, named ‘Wonli Acupuncture.’ With increasing life span, Lumbar ...