Statistics show 4 out of 5 Americans will have back or neck pain at some point in their life, and October is Spine Health ...

This week we are going to discuss a very prevalent cause of low back and leg pain with sciatica—lumbar spinal stenosis. There are two types of lumbar spinal stenosis and both involve narrowing of the ...

There are more than 200,000 cases of spinal stenosis diagnosed every year. It commonly occurs in the neck and lower back. It can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves within the spine, ...

Q: I am an 86-year-old male in relatively good health. I developed pain in my lower back, buttocks and upper legs that started a couple of months ago. It is particularly painful in the morning when I ...

Meanwhile a spinal stenosis causes pain when the nerves are squashed by ... Next, he does some light mobilisation exercises - ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an extremely active 79-year-old woman. For at least 10 years, I have had lower back pain. I assumed it was arthritis and ignored it. By June, after an extremely tough exercise ...

Q: My neurologist says I have spinal stenosis. He recommended a series of three steroid shots. I had one and feel about 75 percent better. Other than shots, is there any cure? Are there any exercises ...

Intense exercise may increase stroke risk among patients with moderate or severe stenosis, new research suggests. Investigators simulated blood flow in a sophisticated computational model of the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old male in relatively good health. I developed pain in my lower back, buttocks and upper legs that started a couple of months ago. It is particularly painful in the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 86-year-old male in relatively good health. I developed pain in my lower back, buttocks and upper legs that started a couple of months ago. It is particularly painful in the ...