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 ...
Symptoms from lumbar spinal stenosis, an anatomical impairment common with aging, were relieved and function improved in as many patients utilizing physical therapy as those taking the surgical route, ...
Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis can reduce their chances of surgery within one year if they perform physical therapy, according to researchers who analyzed data from the Spine Patient Outcomes ...
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 ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old male in relatively good health. I ...
DEAR DOCTOR K: I have painful spinal stenosis in my lower back. My doctor wants me to have surgery, but that seems extreme. Is surgery really my best option? DEAR READER: Lumbar (low back) spinal ...
Spinal stenosis affects a lot of people – about 8 to 11 percent of Americans, mostly over age 50. Fortunately, there are a number of prevention and treatment options short of surgery. If a diagnosis ...
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 ...
Dr. Keith Roach writes a medical question-and-answer column weekdays. Dear Dr. Roach: I have been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis. A spine specialist has advised surgery ...
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