Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Key Takeaways Spinal stenosis exercises can strengthen muscles and alleviate ...

Chronic spinal stenosis affects millions of people worldwide, causing debilitating pain, numbness, and mobility limitations that can severely impact quality of life. This condition occurs when the ...

Spinal stenosis is a condition that occurs when the small spinal canal, which contains the nerve roots and spinal cord, becomes compressed. This causes a “pinching” of the spinal cord and nerve roots, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis about 12 years ago. I haven’t had many symptoms over the years, but about six months ago I started noticing increasing discomfort in my legs. Is ...

One of the more common reasons for a visit or call to a doctor? Lower back pain. As the population ages, this complaint becomes even more frequent. Characterized by back, leg and neck pain, spinal ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old male in relatively good health. I developed pain in my lower back, buttocks and upper legs that started a couple of months ago. It is particularly painful in the ...

Doctor Craig Forsthoefel enjoys the complexity of the spine and understanding the conditions that cause patients pain and disability. Patients with spinal stenosis often have pain in their back, legs ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of spaces in the spine (backbone), which causes pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerves. The spine care team at University of Utah Health evaluates and treats each ...

WEBVTT MEGAN: SPINAL STENOSIS IS THEREASON GAIL YUMKAS WAS IN PAINFOR THREE YEARS.IT WAS SO BAD, SOME DAYS SHECOULDN'T WALK.>> IT WAS EXCRUCIATING.SHARP, BURNING, YOU NAME IT.I HAD IT.MEGAN SHE DIDN'T ...