Now with stenosis, when you extend backward or tilt your pelvis back, it starts to pinch the nerve. There's not enough room. Stenosis literally means narrowing. So that gap narrows.

So lumbar stenosis, we're talking about the lower back, just above the pelvis, and stenosis refers to the narrowing of a hole or a foramen. And in the back, it's where the nerves come out at each ...

Lower back pain is typically the first symptom to appear and it may be the only symptom. But spinal stenosis can also make walking more difficult because of weakness or unsteadiness in both legs ...

A: The most common cause of spinal stenosis in an older person is due to spondylosis, or degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine. Due to bone spurs, loss of disc height and other changes in 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 ...

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 ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that can put pressure on the nerve roots in the back. It’s caused by age-related wear and tear or congenital factors in younger people. Orthopedic ...

Dr. Brodke: Yeah, most commonly we see spinal stenosis in the lumbar spine, that is the low back, and therefore it most commonly affects the buttocks and legs. We can see spinal stenosis in the ...