What Is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
7. Thickened Ligaments
Ligaments are one of the unsung heroes in our bodies. They do the essential job of helping to keep everything together and they are expected to take a great deal of strain every single day. To help them achieve this, our ligaments are made from very tough materials.
As tough as they may be, however, even our ligaments can suffer from the effects of time. Some will eventually become thicker as time goes by and this can be problematic in some cases. It can make movement more difficult as joints become restricted. It can also lead to other problems like lumbar spinal stenosis as the thickening ligaments take more space.
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