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Your spine, or backbone, protects your spinal cord and allows you to stand and bend. Spinal stenosis causes narrowing in your spine. The narrowing puts pressure on your nerves and spinal cord and can cause pain. generated by SI from cited sources · general information, not a diagnosis · consult a health professional
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Your spine, or backbone, protects your spinal cord and allows you to stand and bend. Spinal stenosis causes narrowing in your spine. The narrowing puts pressure on your nerves and spinal cord and can cause pain.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · Mayo Clinic
Findings that point to it: neurogenic claudication.
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See a qualified clinician to confirm or rule this out, sooner if symptoms worsen.
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Tests used to confirm: physiotherapy; MRI if surgery considered.
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Treatment is decided by a clinician after confirming the diagnosis. No dosing information is given here.
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NASS 2011 lumbar spinal stenosis guideline
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