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TheΒ spineΒ is located in the back of the body, ensuring that itβs standing, on the move constantly, and resting when needed. This S-shaped curve helps protect theΒ spinal cordΒ from various injuries and helps transmit the signals from theΒ brainΒ and throughout the rest of the body. When injuries start to affect the spinal cord, it can lead to many chronic issues affecting the spine,Β neck, andΒ lower back. Fortunately, there are available treatments that help alleviate spinal problems in the body, therefore providing relief for the individual. Todayβs article emphasizes spinal stenosis, how it affects the spine, and how decompression can help restore the spine for many suffering individuals. Patients are referred to qualified, skilled providers who specialize in spinal decompression therapy. We go hand in hand with our patients by referring them to our associated medical providers based on their examination when itβs appropriate. We find that education is valuable for asking crucial questions to our providers. Dr. Jimenez DC provides this information as an educational service only.Β Disclaimer
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Have you felt radiating pain traveling along your back? How about muscle weakness in certain parts of your body? Do you feel weird sensations on your legs, neck, or lower back? These are signs that you could be encountering spinal stenosis along your spine, causing these symptoms.Β Research studies have definedΒ spinal stenosis as a frequent condition in the cervical and lumbar portions of the spine that compressed the nerve roots connected to the spinal column. Spinal stenosis usually occurs when a person has experienced traumatic injuries and degenerative changes that affect the spinal canal either with mechanical force or spinal issues like disc herniation.Β Additional information has foundΒ that when many people are suffering from spinal stenosis, it can become progressively worse if it is not treated beforehand and can cause symptoms affecting the spine. Some of the signs that spinal stenosis can cause to a person depending on how severe it has affected their spine; which can include:
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Since spinal stenosis causes nerve root compression and narrowing of the spinal canal, it can affect many people dealing with excruciating pain along their spine.Β Research studies have shownΒ that when spinal stenosis affects the spine, it causes degeneration of the spinal discs between the spinal joints to become unstable, hypermobile, and even hypertrophy. What this does is that it reduces the spinal canal, causing intermittent neurogenic claudication, which makes a person lose their balance and fall.Β Additional research has shownΒ that when intermittent neurogenic claudication is associated with spinal stenosis, it affects the nerve roots through mechanical compression. This results in factors like venous congestion, diminished arterial blood flow to the spine, and even decreased nerve root impulse conduction to the spinal column. All is not lost as there are available treatments for many people who suffer from spinal stenosis.
Have you been feeling various pains that range from dull to excruciating along your back? Do you feel muscle weakness located in the arms or legs? Or have you been experiencing weird tingling sensations that cause numbness to your arms or legs? These are symptoms of spinal stenosis and can affect your overall health while causing you pain. Fortunately, spinal decompression might be the answer that you are seeking. The video above explains the causes of spinal stenosis and how to treat them non-surgical. Spinal decompression helps the spinal column gently move and stretch the spinal discs back to their position and restore their original functionality. This will cause the spinal canal to be relieved and alleviate the symptoms affecting the spineβs motor functions. Not only that, but many suffering individuals will notice that other issues like back, neck, and leg pain are reduced in their bodies. Spinal decompression for alleviating spinal stenosis has given many beneficial factors for people that need relief. ThisΒ link will explainΒ how spinal decompression offers impressive results for many individuals who suffer from spinal stenosis or other spinal issues.
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With many treatments available for relieving spinal stenosis,Β research showsΒ that non-surgical treatments like physiotherapy and spinal decompression can help reduce the pain symptoms caused by spinal stenosis and help improve the functionality back to the legs and lower back. Decompression does to the spine because it uses mechanical and manual traction to help loosen the stiff muscles and cause tension to reset the spinal discs back in place.Β Additional research has also shownΒ that laminectomy, a form of surgical decompression, has been used to alleviate spinal stenosis by releasing the neural structures affected along the spine. With these treatments, many suffering individuals will feel much better and slowly regain their sense of purpose in the world without being in pain.
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The spine helps the body protect the spinal cord while keeping it standing straight. When some injuries or issues affect the spine, it can lead to spinal problems like spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis occurs when the nerve roots are compressed and narrow the spinal canal. The symptoms that spinal stenosis causes to the body can affect the sensory and motor functions to cause numbness and various pain ranging from dull to sudden sharp pain. Therefore, with decompression therapy, many individuals will feel relief from spinal stenosis as the spinal column becomes wider and allows the spinal discs to return to their proper position. Many people who use decompression treatments will feel much better and notice that their functionality is coming back, so they can keep on moving.
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Bjerke, Benjamin. βWhat Is Spinal Stenosis?β Spine, Spine-Health, 25 Nov. 2019, www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/what-spinal-stenosis.
Estefan, Martin, and Gaston O Camino Willhuber. βLaminectomy.β In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL), StatPearls Publishing, 1 May 2022, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542274/.
Lee, Seung Yeop, et al. βLumbar Stenosis: A Recent Update by Review of Literature.β Asian Spine Journal, Korean Society of Spine Surgery, Oct. 2015, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4591458/.
Lurie, Jon, and Christy Tomkins-Lane. βManagement of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.β BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 4 Jan. 2016, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6887476/.
Munakomi, Sunil, et al. βSpinal Stenosis And Neurogenic Claudication.β In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL), StatPearls Publishing, 12 Feb. 2022, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430872/.
Raja, Avais, et al. βSpinal Stenosis β StatPearls β NCBI Bookshelf.β In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL), StatPearls Publishing, 19 Dec. 2021, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441989/.
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