What are the symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis

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Some time ago, my uncle was working on the construction site and twisted his waist accidentally. He went to the hospital to take some medicine and then stayed in bed at home. Not long ago, when he went to visit, he found that his condition was getting worse. After asking, he learned that he was suffering from spinal stenosis. Today, let me talk about the symptoms of spinal stenosis.

What are the symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis

First, lumbar spinal stenosis refers to a series of low back pain and a series of neurological symptoms caused by various forms of spinal canal, neural canal and intervertebral foramen stenosis, and spinal canal volume change caused by soft tissue and dural sac itself stenosis. Lumbocrural and lumbosacral pain, which is characterized by intermittent claudication, often involves both sides. It is aggravated when standing, walking, and alleviated when lying in bed or sitting. The patients who complain of lumbocrural pain are significantly less than those who complain of intervertebral disc herniation.

Second: about 70% to 80% of the patients have cauda equina intermittent claudication, which is characterized by asymptomatic when quiet, leg pain, weakness and numbness when walking for a short distance, symptoms disappear after standing or squatting for a little time, and symptoms can also appear when standing with chest raised, waist extended and serious lesions, the difference between cauda equina intermittent claudication and vascular intermittent claudication of aortovasculitis In the latter case, the lower limbs became cold and the dorsalis pedis artery pulse disappeared.

Third: but in the early quiet physical examination often did not find, lumbar extension induced more pain than flexion, straight leg raising test in simple spinal stenosis can be negative, but in secondary spinal stenosis, the positive rate can be as high as 80%, walking leg weakness, and numbness, primary no muscle atrophy, but secondary cases, especially lumbar disc herniation is the most common Obviously, most patients have a long history of low back and leg pain.

matters needing attention

So patients should pay attention to the usual joint protection and nursing, timely do some massage, pay attention to keep warm to avoid cold, usually appropriate exercise to avoid intense exercise, pay attention to rest to avoid overwork, can also adjust the diet structure to nutrition, do not sit and lie for a long time.