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

Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the common term used to describe patients with symptoms related to the anatomical reduction of the lumbar spinal canal size. However, some subjects may have ...

Study design: Prospective study on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiographic findings of the cervical spine. Objective: To elucidate the age-related changes of the cervical spinal cord and the ...

Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I asked you in the past to write about spinal stenosis. Do many people have it? I am 74. I understand it comes from calcium deposits. Is this correct? Is the ...

Ordinarily, you might not think too much about your spinal cord, since it’s protected by your spinal canal. But imagine what might happen if your spinal canal began to narrow around your spinal cord.

Spinal stenosis is a condition characterized by narrowing of the spinal canal, a tubular structure which encloses the spinal cord. Narrowing of the spinal canal leads to compression of the spinal cord ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

(WISH) — Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. It can cause debilitating pain and numbness in the lower back and legs, and 10% of all ...

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a serious infection of the central nervous system that typically presents with midline back pain, fever and neurological deficits. We report a rare case of an ...