What Are The Six Things I Can Do Now To Help My Spinal Stenosis?
Spinal stenosis, cervical region
There is usually not any urgency to having surgery for spinal stenosis, and there typically is not any window of opportunity that a patient will miss if they delay surgery. A patient will usually do as well having lumbar stenosis surgery sooner as he or she would if the surgery were done later.
Cervical spinal stenosis, also called cervical stenosis, occurs when the neck's protective spinal canal narrows due to degenerative changes or trauma. If the space within the spinal canal is reduced too much, neurologic deficits can result from spinal cord compression, a condition called myelopathy.
There are two different types of spinal stenosis. The type you have depends on where on your spine the condition is. Cervical stenosis is when the neck area of your spine is narrow. Lumbar stenosis is when the lower back area of your spine is narrow.
Cervical stenosis is the gradual narrowing of the spinal canal caused by age-related changes of the discs and joints in the neck. This degenerative process is called spondylosis (spinal arthritis). When the stenosis (narrowing) becomes severe, it can lead to compression (pinching) of the spinal cord.
The neck is part of a long flexible column, known as the spinal column or backbone, which extends through most of the body. The cervical spine (neck region) consists of seven bones (C1-C7 vertebrae), which are separated from one another by intervertebral discs.
Definition. Cervical stenosis is a narrowing of the canal of the cervix. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus (womb). It connects the uterus with the vagina.
Lumbar spondylosis describes degenerative changes (arthritic changes) within the lumbar spine. Lumbar canal stenosis means narrowing or compression of the spinal nerves in the lower back due to spinal degeneration (wear and tear).
There are three main types: central spinal stenosis, lateral recess stenosis, and foraminal stenosis, each of which can happen in any region of the spine (i.e. cervical, thoracic, or lumbar).
Spondylosis can lead to spinal stenosis, which is a narrowing of the spinal canal. As a result, the spinal cord and/or spinal nerve roots can become compressed (pinched). For example, the cervical spinal cord can be affected by compression from spondylosis. This is called cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Specialty: Orthopedics. MeSH Codes: D013130, D013130. ICD 9 Codes: 723.0 , 724.0.
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves at the level of the lumbar vertebra. This is usually due to the common occurrence of spinal degeneration that occurs with aging. It can also sometimes be caused by spinal disc herniation, osteoporosis or a tumor.