Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Neural foraminal stenosis occurs when the space a spinal nerve ...

Treatment options for spinal stenosis range from conservative to the more aggressive and often depend on symptom severity. Pharmaceutical treatment comes first. The goal is to relieve the pain.

As we get older, we can develop back and neck pain, and it is not unusual for patients to seek out a spine specialist for help. What many of us don’t realize is that leg or arm pain also can be a sign ...

Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal. If the canal narrows significantly, it can become too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots. This can cause pressure and result ...

Your spine is an amazing combination of bones, ligaments, disks, joints and nerves all working in unison so you can walk, jump, bend, run, dance, turn, twist and move around. Under ideal conditions ...

Doctor Craig Forsthoefel enjoys the complexity of the spine and understanding the conditions that cause patients pain and disability. Patients with spinal stenosis often have pain in their back, legs ...

Q: I suspect my back and leg pain are related to spinal stenosis. What causes this and what treatments are available? A: Spinal stenosis is narrowing of the central spinal canal — the channel inside ...