Chiropractic Care for Stenosis

Everything You Need To Know About Stenosis

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If you or anyone you know has spinal Stenosis, then you know how debilitating it can be. All you need is to get treatment immediately. Stenosis happens when one bone opening or foramina around the spine begins to narrow. This reduces the space for the nerves. And it usually occurs around the spinal canal, especially at the spinal nerve exits.

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And depending on the location and severity of the narrowing, the spinal nerves or cord can get compressed. As a result, you begin experiencing severe pain, tingling, numbness, cramping, and weakness.

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Types of Stenosis

 

Stenosis condition can go undiagnosed for many years. This is because patients don’t show noticeable symptoms in the early stages. And it’s treatment can vary depending on the type of Stenosis and its cause. The types of Stenosis are mostly categorized by their location. They include:

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• Cervical spinal Stenosis: It affects on the upper side of the back and could lead to issues with the arms.

• Thoracic Spinal: This affects the middle back region.

• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Affects the lower side of the back and could cause additional issues in the legs.

 

The most common area affected by Stenosis is around the Vertebrae. And most people report symptoms such as numbness in legs and feet, tingling, chronic pain, cramping in the legs, and bladder and bowel control issues.

The following are other signs that could show that you have Stenosis.

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• Leg pain and weakness

• Chronic neck pain

• Chronic low-back pain

• Acute low-back pain

• Pain when leaning forward or sitting

• Pain when walking up hills, ramps, or stairs

 

Common Causes of Stenosis

 

Stenosis, most of the time, is a result of Osteoarthritis. This condition is caused by the gradual tear and wears on spine joints due to acute injuries, repetitive stresses, and misalignment. The other common cause could be a lack of motion around the vertebrae.

Osteoarthritis cause bone spurs which is simply bone overgrowth. And as it overgrows, it becomes narrow, compressing the spinal cord or nerve.

 

And there are not the only causes of Stenosis. Other causes could include:

• Cysts or tumours

• Poor posture

• Previous surgery

• Thickened ligaments supporting vertebrae

• Disc herniation

 

It’s common for people who sit for long hours. Especially people above fifty years. Other cases are people who were born with a narrow spinal cord canal—but not a common cause.

 

Can Chiropractic Care Help with Stenosis?

Chiropractic care is an effective technique to help with Stenosis. It helps in relieving the symptoms and taking away the stenosis pain. It’s a non-invasive natural way to help patients, especially when the cause of Stenosis is spinal misalignment. The therapy manually adjusts and corrects vertebral misalignment and restores disc misplacement. That helps the facet joints, back muscle, and ligaments to relax while the back born experience less stress.

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Stenosis is a condition that occurs over time without the patient noticing. And this is why it’s critical to always engage in physical exercise if you sit down for most hours. This will help move the vertebral and keep it well aligned.