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Spinal Stenosis Center

Spinal stenosis—a narrowing of your spinal canal—can occur anywhere in your spine, from your cervical spine to your lumbar spine. Learn about spinal stenosis symptoms and causes. Plus, delve into treatment options, including exercise, and what to expect if you need surgery for spinal stenosis.

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Pseudoclaudication, the leg cramping that can occur with spinal stenosis, can be confused with vascular claudication, a condition of the blood vessels.

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Updated on: 06/09/11
Featured Spinal Stenosis Articles
Spinal Stenosis: Lumbar and Cervical
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, which may place pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. It most commonly affects the lumbar and cervical areas of the spine. Review your treatment options, including surgery, in this article.
Spinal Stenosis: Treatment
A patient's guide to the non-surgical and surgical treatment of spinal stenosis.
6 Leading Causes of Sciatica
Can you prevent sciatica? Anyone who has ever experienced sciatica wants to know the answer. Understanding what can cause sciatica-related low back pain and leg pain is a good place to start.
Spinal Stenosis: Non-operative Treatment
Few patients require spine surgery to treat the symptoms caused by spinal stenosis. There are several non-surgical treatment options, and you can learn more about them in this article.
Degenerative Cervical Spine Disorders
Degenerative disease of the cervical spine may involve the discs or the facet joints. With aging and life?s demands, both structures may begin to breakdown affecting the normal flexible architecture of the neck.
Spinal Stenosis Surgery
There are many surgery options for spinal stenosis, but one of the most common options is spinal implants (eg, X-STOP). Learn how these implants, typically made of titanium alloy, can help relieve pressure on your spinal nerves and reduce your back pain.
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