Spinal stenosis

Spinal stenosis be an abnormal narrowing of de spinal canal anaa neural foramen wey dey result in pressure on de spinal cord anaa nerve roots. Symptoms fi dey include pain, numbness, anaa weakness insyd de arms anaa legs. Symptoms be typically gradual in onset den dey improve plus leaning forward. Severe symptoms fi include loss of bladder control, loss of bowel control, anaa sexual dysfunction.

Causes fi include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal tumors, trauma, Paget's disease of de bone, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, den de genetic condition achondroplasia. E fi be classified by de part of de spine wey be affected into cervical, thoracic, den lumbar stenosis. Lumbar stenosis be de most common, wey be followed by cervical stenosis. Diagnosis generally dey base on symptoms den medical imaging.

Treatment fi involve medications, bracing, anaa surgery. Medications fi include NSAIDs, acetaminophen, anticonvulsants (gabapentinoids) anaa steroid injections. Stretching den strengthening exercises sanso fi be useful. Limiting certain activities fi be recommended. Dem fi typically do surgery per if oda treatments no be effective, plus de usual procedure be a decompressive laminectomy.

Spinal stenosis dey occur insyd as many as 8% of people. E dey occur most commonly insyd people over de age of 50. Males den females be affected equally often. De first modern description of de condition be from 1803 by Antoine Portal, wey der be evidence of de condition wey dey date back to Ancient Egypt. 

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Category:Geriatrics
Category:Spinal cord disorders
Category:Vertebral column disorders
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