Is Lumbar Stenosis Curable? Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

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Is Lumbar Stenosis Curable?

• Lumbar stenosis is a serious spinal condition
  that can drastically cut down the quality of life
  of the patients affected.
• It usually affects the lower half of the body
  causing leg aches, weakness, loss of bladder
  control, numbness and even loss of sexual
  ability.
• Unfortunately, lumbar stenosis is not curable.
• There is only a little one can do to stop the
  progression and make the structure normal and
  healthy as it was before.
• But there are many treatment options (even
  surgical) that can relieve the symptoms and
  improve the quality of life.

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Is Lumbar Stenosis Curable?

• What is lumbar stenosis? What are its causes and
  why is not curable? With the inputs from spine
  surgery specialist in UK in UK Dr Jwalant S
  Mehta, we have answered all the questions here.
• Read on to know them
• What is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?
• Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal
  canal that houses the spine which is a bundle of
  nerves.
• The narrowing of the spinal canal naturally puts
  pressure on the nerves consequently troubling the
  movement and sensation of parts controlled by
  these nerves.
• A lumbar spine which is present in the lower
  back tends to be the most common victim of this
  stenosis.
  

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Is Lumbar Stenosis Curable?

• The five vertebrae that connect the upper spine
  with the pelvis tend to narrow the spinal canal
  resulting in lumbar stenosis.
• Individuals who suffer from lumbar stenosis find
  it difficult to walk a long distance without pain
  catching up on them.
• In addition to this there is a wide variety of
  symptoms lumbar stenosis can trigger in the human
  body which are as follows
• Pain in the back, buttocks and down the leg.
• Weakness, numbness, cramping and tingling
  sensation in the legs.
• Loss of sensation and weakness in the feet.
• Sudden acute back pain
• Loss of sexual ability.

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Is Lumbar Stenosis Curable?

• Unfortunately, that is not all.
• The narrowing of the spinal canal can be a pinch
  or put pressure on a wide variety of nerves which
  tends to control different functions in the human
  body.
• As a result, the symptoms can vary from case to
  case.
• It is not uncommon to see the loss of bladder or
  bowel control, severe pain in inner thighs or
  back of legs, difficulties in performing regular
  tasks, says lumbar spinal fusion surgeon in UK
  Mr Jwalant S Mehta.

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Is Lumbar Stenosis Curable?

• What causes Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?
• Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of Lumbar
  Stenosis.
• The gradual wear and tear of the spinal joints
  over time can weaken the spine and narrow the
  channel to cause stenosis.
• Since the lower back is most prone to wear and
  tear lumbar stenosis is more common among
  patients.
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Is Lumbar Stenosis Curable?

• So only the elderly are prone to lumbar stenosis?
  No, it can happen to anyone in case of the
  following
• Spinal tumours
• Injury or trauma to the spine.
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Certain bone diseases
• Spine surgery complications
• Why is Lumbar Stenosis not Curable?
• Spinal stenosis follows the same suit as
  arthritis which is caused by wear and tear of
  joints.
• There is not much anyone can do to stop the
  progression of wear and tear.
• And when spinal stenosis is caused by natural
  ageing, the narrowing of the spine cannot be
  stopped.

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Is Lumbar Stenosis Curable?

• But as said the symptoms can be mitigated and
  quality of life can be improved with a wide
  variety of treatment options.
• Treatment for Lumbar Stenosis
• OTC medications to reduce the pain,
  anti-inflammatory medication to reduce swelling,
  injections, and physical therapy and exercises
  for lumbar stenosis are suggested as common
  treatment options to treat the symptoms of lumbar
  stenosis.
• In severe lumbar spinal stenosis cases surgical
  treatments to widen the space between vertebrae.
• Even fusion can also be performed to stabilize
  the lower back pain.
• We often perform these procedures to treat lumbar
  stenosis at our back pain clinic in UK , says
  lumbar spinal fusion surgeon in UK Mr Jwalant S
  Mehta.

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Contact us

• Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
• BMI The Priory Hospital
• Spire Parkway Hospital
• Bromsgrove Private Clinic
• Birmingham Childrens Hospital

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Contact and Connect

• Clinical secretary Samantha Leavy 44 785 021
  1939
• Medico-legal secretary Jan Clarke 44 121
  4508928
• Spire Parkway Hospital 0121 704 5500
• BMI NEC (National Enquiry Centre) 0808 101 0337
• BMI Priory 0121 446 1638
• Email secretary_at_mehtaspine.co.uk
• The appointments are booked through the clinic