What is spinal stenosis

summary

Spinal canal stenosis is more harmful, serious even lead to paralysis, incontinence and so on, need timely treatment. Let's see what spinal stenosis is.

What is spinal stenosis

First of all: spinal stenosis refers to various forms of spinal canal, nerve root canal and intervertebral foramen stenosis, including changes in spinal canal volume caused by soft tissue (such as hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum, calcification of posterior ligament, etc.) and dural sac itself stenosis. The spinal cord, nerves and blood vessels are compressed and stimulated by spinal stenosis, which leads to the occurrence of spinal stenosis.

Secondly: cervical spinal stenosis (cervical spondylotic myelopathy) the symptoms of the disease develop slowly, early dizziness, hand numbness and other symptoms, when the compression and stimulation of the spinal cord, gradually appear numbness, weakness, softening (cotton feeling), skin sensation, walking instability, and even paralysis, incontinence. These diseases are not difficult to be found, the key is to actively carry out diagnosis and treatment, as soon as possible to control the disease.

Finally: the bed should be soft and hard, avoid the bed too hard or too soft, so that the lumbar muscle can get a full rest; avoid the waist by wind, cold invasion, avoid the waist in a position for a long time, muscle imbalance, resulting in lumbar strain. 　

matters needing attention

Sleep hard board bed rest, steel plate waist external fixation, try not to load, pay attention not to sprain waist. The use of drugs only plays a temporary role, and can not get rid of the disease.