Spinal Stenosis Condition Center

Definitions and Diagnosis

Spinal Stenosis: Description and Diagnosis

Spinal stenosis is a condition often associated with normal aging. Typical symptoms include pain and numbness caused by narrowed spinal nerve passageways.

• Cervical Spinal Stenosis: Patient History and Case
• Cervical Disorders: Spinal Stenosis, Disc Herniation, Spondylosis
• Spinal Stenosis: Lumbar and Cervical
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - Overview
• Low Back Pain: What You Need to Know
• Aging Spine: Older Doesn't Mean More Painful

Diagnostic Steps

• Getting the Most from Your Visit to a Spine Specialist - Video
  Video interview featuring Mary Rodts, M.S., M.S.A., C.N.P., O.N.C., F.A.A.N. provides patients tips about getting the maximum benefit from a visit with a spine specialist.
• Neurology Basics: Neurological Exams
• Diagnostic Tools: X-Ray, Bone Scan, MRI, CT Scan
• Diagnostic Tests and Procedures

Non-Surgical Treatment

Pain Management Techniques to Help Conquer Back and Neck Pain

The purpose of this article is to help you understand pain management. Included is an explanation of the different types of pain and treatments pain management specialists use to fight pain.

• Coping with Back Pain: What Works?
• New Technologies for Treating Sciatica and Back Pain
• Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) in The Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
• Muscle Relaxants in The Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
• Drugs Used to Treat Pain: Opioids - Narcotics
• Understanding Your Prescription - What does it Say?
• Prescription Drugs for Back and Neck Pain
• I Still Have Back Pain! Now What?
• Visit to a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)
• Chiropractic Index
• Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Nerve Blocks: Medication Injections
• Spinal Injection / Nerve Block Therapies for Back Pain
• Can Physical Therapy Help Me?
• Physical Therapy: TENS, Ultrasound, Heat and Cryotherapy
• Physical Therapy Program for Low Back Pain
• Physical Therapy - Evaluation and Treatment for Back Pain

Surgical Treatment

Back Pain: When is Surgery Appropriate?

Doctor Gordon R. Bell of the Cleveland Clinic answers questions about disc herniation and spinal stenosis.

• Surgery: Should I or Shouldn't I?
• Spine Surgery: Questions to Ask Your Doctor
• Anesthesia - Questions and Answers
• Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Sometimes Less is More
• Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy: A Surgical Technique to Reduce Pain
• Lumbar Laminectomy
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: The Benefits
• Cervical Radiculopathy Treated Surgically on an Outpatient Basis
• Decompressive Lumbar Laminectomy
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Information Center
• Minimally Invasive TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion)

Video Presentations

• Medical Websites and Your Health
  In a video interview, Doctor Stewart Eidelson, the Founder of SpineUniverse.com provides Internet visitors with helpful information about website credibility.
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Spinal Stenosis Surgery Video
• Lumbar Laminotomy and Microdiscectomy Video
• Micro Endoscopic Spinal Surgery

Post-Operative Care

• What is Post-Operative Care?
  Post-operative recovery starts in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). This unit is dedicated to meet the patient’s needs thereby minimizing post-operative complications.
• Immediately After Surgery
• Pain Control after Surgery - Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
• Surgical Wound Care: Questions and Answers
• Discharge Instructions After Spine Surgery

Recovery

Simple Ways to Prevent the Onset of Low Back Pain

Learn how you can help prevent the development of low back pain with regular fitness activities, good posture, a well-designed workspace that is ergonomically friendly, and proper body mechanics.

• Prescription Medications and You
• Back Care for Sitting Work
• Use Good Body Mechanics to Help Keep Your Spine Safe
• Aging and Exercise: What You Need to Know to Stay Fit
• Exercise and Wellness Index
• Mattresses Matter: Ergonomic Guidelines
• Fall Prevention Benefits All Age Groups
• Preventing Injuries at Work
• Healthy Back Exercises: Strengthen and Stretch
• Diet and Nutrition Index