Spinal Stenosis. 

I went into an Emergency Room  at a Very Good Hospital with intolerable pain in December 2018. The ER Doctor told me my problem is Spinal Stenosis. No one previously had ever explained to me what it meant. It is diagnosed through Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI. He even suggested a very program at another Very Good Hospital. Give it a try, it just might help you...

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The Brochure reads: "Lumbar spinal stenosis is a leading cause of pain, disability and loss of independence in older adults. It is usually caused by age-related arthritic narrowing of the spinal canals where nerves exit the spine travelling to the lower back and legs. This narrowing can cause compression of the spinal nerves leading to low back and leg pain, numbness, weakness, and reduced ability to stand and walk." 





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