What Is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
2. Lumbar Stenosis.
Stenosis is a condition where the channel that the spinal cord passes through has become too narrow. This causes the spinal cord inside to become squeezed tightly, resulting in a number of symptoms. There are different types of stenosis, depending on where in the body they occur.
Lumbar stenosis is, as the name suggests, a condition that affects the lumbar region. This is the lower part of the back, so it is the spinal cord in the lower vertebrae that are affected. As such, the symptoms tend to happen in the lower part of the body but they do take place elsewhere.
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