What is spinal stenosis
summary
My grandfather's spinal stenosis is mainly caused by the calcification of the posterior ligament. This disease is quite complex. If you want better treatment, you usually lack the understanding of the disease. Let's take a look at what is called spinal stenosis.
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, spinal stenosis is generally divided into two categories: congenital developmental (primary) and acquired secondary spinal stenosis; according to the location of stenosis can be divided into: cervical spinal stenosis, lumbar spinal stenosis and thoracic spinal stenosis, the most common is lumbar spinal stenosis, cervical spinal stenosis is often attributed to cervical spondylotic myelopathy, thoracic spinal stenosis is rare.
Finally: the symptoms of cervical spinal stenosis (cervical spondylotic myelopathy) develop slowly. The typical manifestations in the early stage are dizziness, hand numbness, etc. after the compression and stimulation of the spinal cord, numbness, weakness, softening (feeling of stepping on cotton), hypoesthesia of skin, instability of walking, and severe patients will have incontinence or even paralysis.
matters needing attention
When lifting heavy objects, you should squat down first. When you use the waist for a long time, you should change the posture of the waist and do more waist activities to prevent gradual strain. If the condition is not serious, you can try non-surgical treatment first, and surgical treatment should be considered to prevent it.