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Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis is literally a narrowing of the spinal canal that surrounds and compresses the spinal cord in the neck, and nerve roots in the low back.  Typical symptoms of spinal stenosis include radiating pain, numbness, and muscle weakness of the arms or legs.  Spinal stenosis in the neck (cervical spine) usually produces symptoms in the arms, hands and sometimes legs.  Spinal stenosis in the low back (lumbar spine) frequently causes sciatica or other leg and foot symptoms.  Many people with lumbar spinal stenosis also experience pain and heaviness in their legs when walking called “neurogenic claudication”. 

 

Spinal Stenosis Treatment

Fortunately spinal stenosis of the neck or back can be successfully treated in a variety of ways.  The “best” treatment depends on each person’s unique circumstances.  At Oasis Neck and Back, we specialize in solving spinal stenosis, and helping each person find their best treatment.

 

To find out which treatment is best for you, please contact our office and schedule an appointment with Dr. Nelson or Dr. Scott.  Or, if you prefer, enter your name and phone number at the lower right of this window and a member of our scheduling staff will contact you within one business day.

 

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Laminectomy:

Learn more about this minimally invasive technique.

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Real Patient Stories: 

Read and learn from others who have experienced Cervical Spinal Stenosis.

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Real Patient Stories:

Read and learn from others who have experienced Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

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Science Journals: 

Recent articles compare surgical and non-surgical treatment options for spinal stenosis.  

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Surgical or Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?  A Randomized Controlled Trial Malmivaara et. al. Spine Volume 32, Number 1, pp1-8


In this study from Finland, 94 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis were randomly assigned to either surgical treatment or nonoperative treatment.  All patients had symptoms of back pain radiating into the legs with fatigue and numbness worsened by walking.  This group of patient’s symptoms were felt to fall in a middle range where either surgical or nonsurgical treatment could reasonably be considered.

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