What happens to spinal stenosis? How can spinal stenosis be resolved?

Clause. First, first of all, remove the factors of lumbar spine injury, avoid excessive load on the lumbar spine, and avoid injury. It is very important to avoid walking for a long time, working at the desk for a long time, avoiding incorrect posture to carry heavy objects, avoiding weight bearing, and eliminating unfavorable factors for lumbar spine disease.

Clause. Second, it can also promote the blood circulation of the lumbar muscles through the method of hot compress, which can reduce inflammation and avoid cold.

Clause. 3. Through the five-point support and Xiaoyanfei's method, the functional training of the lumbar muscles can be increased, and daily swimming can also help to strengthen the strength of the muscles, increase the stability of the lumbar spine, and reduce the bone hyperplasia and ligament hypertrophy of the lumbar spine in the long run. The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and drugs to nourish the nerves to eliminate inflammation, increase the nutrition of the nerves, repair the myelin sheath of the nerves, is also beneficial for lumbar spinal stenosis**.

Older patients with spinal stenosis are mainly treated with non-surgical methods**, and surgery can be performed at a younger age without underlying diseases or with effective control of underlying diseases**.

Lumbar spinal stenosis is mostly degenerative spinal stenosis, mainly in middle-aged and elderly people. Patients often have low back pain for many years, followed by pain in one or both lower extremities, which is worse each time they stand or walk, often accompanied by paresthesias. In addition to the symptoms of pain and numbness, patients may also feel weakness in the lower legs due to the increase in walking distance, which can be relieved by recess and squatting, and the reappearance of walking activities.

Patients with spinal stenosis can generally be cured with active cooperation**, and can be treated by medication**, surgery**, or generally**. The specific ** method is as follows:

1. Drugs**. Ibuprofen can be taken to relieve pain and inflammation, and ethioperisone can be used to relax the body's muscles. Please refer to the doctor's instructions for specific medication.

2. Surgery**. There are many surgical methods, such as posterior or anterior decompression surgery, so as to increase the effective sagittal diameter of the spinal canal, so that the cervical spinal cord can be moved backward, reduce the compression of nerves, and improve the patient's condition. For specific surgery**, please follow the doctor's instructions.

3. General**. For mild symptoms, no incontinence, muscle atrophy, etc., you can do it yourself**, bed rest, let the family massage properly, accelerate blood circulation, relieve spasms, and reduce compression.

If spinal stenosis is mild, it can be relieved or even relieved by conservative or closed. If the disease is severe, the patient may undergo surgery**, and some patients may be able to**.

1. Mild symptoms: can be alleviated by conservative and closed, such as the patient's lower limb pain needs bed rest, when getting out of bed to move and walking, he needs to wear waist circumference, and he usually needs to strengthen muscle function exercises. In addition, lumbar spine and cervical traction, massage, massage, acupuncture, moxibustion, hot compress, magnetic therapy, etc. can also be given, which can improve local blood circulation, relieve pain symptoms, and even achieve the best effect. Patients whose pain cannot be relieved can be given pain points and acupoint occlusion injections**.

2. Severe disease: patients who are ineffective in conservative and closed diseases, or patients with severe conditions, must undergo surgery to relieve the symptoms of spinal cord and nerve root compression.

1. Anterior spinal canal decompression + titanium plate internal fixation + artificial bone graft fusion: suitable for spinal stenosis with no more than two gaps in the compression segment;

2. Artificial disc replacement: suitable for intervertebral disc herniation and spinal stenosis, which can relieve the symptoms of spinal cord or nerve root compression, and the cervical collar needs to be fixed for two weeks after surgery;

3. Posterior laminoplasty: the compression of the spinal cord can be relieved by decompression of the lamina, which is suitable for spinal stenosis, lumbar disc herniation, etc.

Spinal stenosis is a broad concept, which mainly refers to the clinical symptoms of the decrease in the volume of the spinal canal due to various reasons, which is called spinal stenosis.

The following is an introduction to the main causes of spinal stenosis:

1. Rheumatoid arthritis is a kind of spinal stenosis. Nowadays, many middle-aged and elderly people will be affected by rheumatoid arthritis, and this disease is likely to involve and damage the patient's spinal canal tissue, and eventually lead to the onset of spinal stenosis, so the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis can prevent the occurrence of spinal stenosis.

2. Congenital diseases are also one of the most important causes of spinal stenosis. The most common congenital disease that can cause spinal stenosis is the congenital small spinal canal, which has the characteristics of early onset, obvious neurological symptoms and multi-segmented spinal canal disease, and the difficulty coefficient of spinal stenosis caused by this congenital factor is relatively high, and the harm caused by this congenital factor is relatively high.

3. Iatrogenic factors. Many patients need to be applied to surgery to ** related diseases, but some surgeries performed on the thoracic spine, lumbar spine and cervical spine are likely to lead to spinal instability, kyphosis and other sequelae, so that patients have spinal stenosis because of this deformed segment.

4. Spinal stenosis also includes trauma, and some accidental injuries are likely to cause fractures, spondylolisthesis, etc., and this kind of trauma often promotes the formation of spinal stenosis.

5. Hyperostosis is also a common cause for patients with spinal stenosis. The occurrence of orthopedic diseases such as hyperostosis will lead to pathological changes such as calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, which will reduce the volume of the spinal canal and eventually lead to spinal stenosis.

Spinal stenosis is a condition that can cause a series of neurological disorders such as pain, numbness, weakness of limbs, claudication, and difficulty urinating. Spinal stenosis can be divided into cervical spinal stenosis, thoracic spinal stenosis, and lumbar spinal stenosis, and ** is mainly divided into congenital spinal stenosis and acquired spinal stenosis. So, what are the symptoms of spinal stenosis?

Cervical spinal stenosis: patients have pain and discomfort in the neck, occipital, back, shoulder, and scapular head areas, which can lead to limited range of motion of the cervical spine, and stretching activities are the most obvious; Patients may present with radiating pain in one or both upper limbs, severe numbness or hypoesthesia, and muscle weakness or atrophy of the upper limbs and hands; Patients often complain of numbness in the arms, trunk, and lower limbs, inability to complete fine hand movements, unsteady walking, a feeling of stepping on cotton, and even dysfunction in severe cases.

Thoracic spinal stenosis: the patient has unilateral or bilateral lower limb sinking, stiffness, movement, accompanied by widespread numbness and pain, and unsteady walking; a sense of banding in the chest and abdomen; intermittent claudication of spinal cord origin; In severe cases, intestinal dysfunction or sexual dysfunction may occur.

Lumbar spinal stenosis: low back pain: is a symptom of most patients, most patients first have ** low back pain, and then leg pain.

Sciatica: In most patients with spinal stenosis, the pain is gradual and radiating, from the buttocks to the instep. Cauda equina syndrome:

Cauda equina refers to the tail of the horse under the conus medullaris. Spinal stenosis can compress the cauda equina nerve, causing constipation and paresthesias. Should be used as an indication for emergency surgery in the setting of an acute exacerbation.

After walking for a period of time, the patient will experience numbness, pain, soreness, and no sensation in one or both lower limbs. Patients are often forced to sit down and continue walking after resting, and cycling is not affected.

To sum up, there are three distinct symptoms of spinal stenosis, which are cervical spinal stenosis, thoracic spinal stenosis, and lumbar spinal stenosis. Most patients with cervical spinal stenosis will have weakness of hand muscles, unsteady walking, and even dysfunction. Thoracic spinal stenosis can cause a feeling of thoracoabdominal banding, and even intestinal dysfunction or sexual dysfunction.

Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause symptoms such as low back pain, sciatica, and cauda equina syndrome.