What are the symptoms of spinal stenosis

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I got along with my girlfriend for a long time, and finally got approval to see her parents not long ago. I was going to bring some health care products to her parents. When I learned that her father had spinal stenosis, I made a lot of efforts in these aspects. Today, let me talk about the symptoms of spinal stenosis.

What are the symptoms of spinal stenosis

First, the main symptom is lumbocrural pain, often one side or both sides of the root radiation neuralgia. Severe cases can cause weakness of both lower limbs, sphincter relaxation, defecation disorder or paraplegia. Another main symptom of spinal stenosis is intermittent rupture. When most patients stand or walk, the symptoms of lumbago and leg pain aggravate. When they walk for a short distance, they feel lower limb pain, numbness and weakness, and the heavier they walk. When squatting or sitting slightly, the symptoms of lumbago and leg pain were relieved.

Second, most patients with lumbar spinal stenosis have a history of low back pain or accompanied by low back pain. Pain is generally mild, bed rest is reduced or disappeared, lumbar flexion is not limited, extension activities are often limited. Compression of cauda equina. Lumbar spinal stenosis can lead to compression of cauda equina, symptoms and signs of saddle area and sphincter. In severe cases, symptoms of defecation and sexual disturbance can occur.

Third: obvious low back pain and intermittent claudication. This is the main symptom of spinal stenosis. Patients often have low back and leg pain when they walk one or two hundred meters. After bending down for a while or squatting, the symptoms will immediately alleviate or disappear. If they continue to walk, the pain will appear again soon. The symptoms worsened when the spine was extended backward and relieved when the spine was bent forward. The main cause of the rupture may be related to the stimulation or compression of cauda equina or nerve root.

matters needing attention

Usually suffering from low back and leg pain and other diseases, patients should pay more attention to lumbar relaxation and rest, and at the same time pay attention to avoid lumbar labor, so as to avoid aggravation of the disease. At the same time, try not to sit or lie down for a long time, do some exercise properly, and occasionally do some waist massage and so on.