Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, the opening created by the small hole found in each of the vertebrae that make up the human spinal column. As the canal narrows, it puts pressure on ...

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 ...

What is lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and who does it affect? Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a degenerative, age-related narrowing of the lower spinal canal that causes pressure on the nerves, leading ...

Paradigm Spine’s coflex® Interlaminar Stabilization® device is helping ASCs and spine-based practices stand out in a crowded healthcare field. Lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most common ...

The incidence of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is estimated at 8%-11% of the population of the United States, with some 2.4 million Americans expected to be affected by 2021. [1] Many of these patients ...

Southern California devicemaker Vertos Medical has been around a decade, and has a clinically validated treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis. It’s raised many dollars in venture financing, and is in ...

For patients with spinal stenosis, long-term outcomes are comparable with surgery or conservative treatment, reports a new study. While earlier reports suggested an advantage of surgery, the updated ...

The management of spinal stenosis is still controversial. For mild symptoms conservative treatment seems to be the natural choice although controlled clinical studies comparing conservative and ...

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 ...

Jerry Smith has been on his feet for most of his life. The 80-year-old Great Kills man worked as a doorman for Manhattan night clubs and owned a neighborhood saloon in the 1970s. Three years ago, ...

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