Spinal stenosis is usually a chronic condition, but treatments can help manage symptoms and prevent disability. Learn more.

The Lown Institute called out dozens of hospitals for performing unnecessary surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries with low back pain, putting patients at risk of serious complications with no evidence ...

Background: Neurogenic claudication induced by degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) is a highly prevalent condition. In recent research, oblique lumbar interbody fusion with anterior fixation ...

Specific imaging thresholds correlated with significantly worse disability and neurologic scores in conservatively treated patients. Schizas grade C or D and a dural sac cross-sectional area (DSCA) ...

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), most often due to systemic atherosclerosis, affects 4% to 12% of the population aged 55 to 70 years and up to 20% of people over 70 years of age. Peripheral arterial ...

Individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis are generally older and have a long history of intermittent low back pain. Leg pain, which can be unilateral or bilateral, is a more recent complaint. In ...

Mendelian randomized studies can look for risk factors for disease. Spinal stenosis refers to a class of diseases that cause the shortening of the diameter of the spinal canal for various reasons, ...

A 64 year-old woman complained of pain in the buttocks and thighs after walking for 5 minutes. The pain was relieved with sitting, but not standing. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the ...

Introduction Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common cause of low back and leg pain in the elderly and affects both physical activity and quality of life. First-line treatments are non-surgical options but ...

MEEKER | Recently, Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) in Meeker, started performing surgeries using the FDA-approved TOPS TM System. As a ...

For patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) and predominantly neurogenic claudication pain symptoms, acupuncture may relieve pain-specific disability, according to a study published ...