Symptoms of spinal stenosis may include backache, backache with accompanying leg pains, or simply leg pains. Pain in the legs is often made worse by wlaking and may cause weakness in the legs. Most often, patients with spinal stenosis have a history of backaches and recent onset of leg pains. They may walk leaning forward, because this relieves compression on te nerves. Leg pain may be relieved by sitting.
Spinal stenosis is most often the result of the progressive wear and tear associated with age.
Prescribed anti-inflammatory medicaiton and exercise offer most people relief from symptoms. However, if after two weeks you have experienced no reief, your doctor may recommend steroid injuections near the affected nerves. Surgical treatment may be considered if the symtpoms are presistently diabling and other more conservative measures of teatment have failed. Prolonged use of non-operative treatment without effective relief can result in scarring of the nerve and pain, which may be difficult to treat. Select from the topics below to get more information on problems associated with the spine.