Lumbar spinal stenosis is narrowing of the spinal column that causes pressure on the nerve roots that go to our buttocks, our legs and our feet. As we age, the discs in our lumbar spine tend to dry ...

This week we are going to discuss a very prevalent cause of low back and leg pain with sciatica—lumbar spinal stenosis. There are two types of lumbar spinal stenosis and both involve narrowing of the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an extremely active 79-year-old woman. For at least 10 years, I have had lower back pain. I assumed it was arthritis and ignored it. By June, after an extremely tough exercise ...

A 62 year-old man complained of pain in the back, buttocks and thighs after walking two blocks. The pain was relieved with sitting, but not standing. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Spinal stenosis occurs when the space inside the spinal canal becomes too narrow. When the spinal canal gets too small, the spinal cord or nerves within this space can become compressed. Some people ...