Rob and Dave talk Mr Alexander Montgomery, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon about Spinal Stenosis, a common condition responsible for much back, neck and arm pain.
They discuss what Spinal Stenosis is the symptoms that are experienced and hoe you can have it with no symptoms at all along with the various treatments and surgical options available.
Understanding what spinal stenosis is and what the best treatments are will ensure you know what to look for and how to seek the most effective treatment.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal where there are nerves.
- You can go for an extended amount of time with some compression and no symptoms and then an incident, such as a fall, can be the tipping point for more severe inflammation
- The most common areas are the lower lumber and half way up your neck
- The narrowing of the spine canal and degeneration is connected with aging.
- It vital to build strength and mobility as you get older
- Spinal stenosis can cause weakness and you may get Corda Equina symptoms.
- Symptoms of numbness around the groin area or loss of control need immediate treatment to relieve the pressure.
- Go to a hospital where there are spinal surgeons to avoid time wasted being transferred from a smaller hospital.
- For mild to moderate symptoms movement rehabilitation that offloads the pressure from the specific points will work.
- A steroid injection is an option but its effectiveness is dependent on the position of the narrowing.
- The size of the compression doesn’t necessarily match the level of pain.
- Most people don’t require surgery other treatments are successful.
- Any nerve compression relief usually has positive outcomes
- Surgery is very successful at relieving pain
BEST MOMENTS
‘Any nerve compression relief usually has positive outcomes’
‘The steroid injection is there to break the cycle to enable movement rehabilitation to take place’
‘When you have pain, you make adaptations to cope with it’
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Mr Alexander Montgomary link
https://www.schoen-clinic.co.uk/alex-montgomery
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Dave Elliot
Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at hello@thebackpainpodcast.com if you have any questions for him.
Rob Beaven
Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better.
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