Cervical stenosis is the narrowing of the vertebral canal in ... In the cervical region, the spinal cord contains nerves that control movement and sensation in the arms, legs and bowel and bladder ...
Pressure on the nerves in the lumbar region can also ... since the spinal cord cannot move as freely as in the cervical canal. Spinal stenosis can sometimes be hard to diagnose.
It happens when your cervical spinal cord or nerve roots arising ... changes in the disks can cause pressure on nerve roots. Cervical foraminal stenosis, for example, happens when these changes ...
So this is a disease condition where the diameter or area of the spinal canal becomes narrow through which the neural elements like the spinal cord and nerve roots go through. As the canal becomes ...
A new review reaffirms that spinal steroid injections only reduce neck and back pain for a few months, but they don't improve ...
There is evidence for epidural steroid injections reducing pain and disability in cervical and lumbar radiculopathies.
The review focused on the use of epidural steroid injections to reduce pain for people with radiculopathy and spinal stenosis. Radiculopathy is a condition caused by a pinched nerve in your spine.
Often a history of symptoms and physical exam may lead to suspicion of spinal stenosis ... aim to remove the pressure of the nerve root and may vary depending on the cause of radiculopathy and ...