SPINAL SPONDYLOSIS & SPINAL STENOSIS
· Also see → STRENGTH & MUSCLE BUILDING + RECOVERY .
ANATOMY
- BONES – SPINAL COLUMN .
- NERVES – CERVICAL PLEXUS .
- NERVES – LUMBO-SACRAL PLEXUS & COCCYGEAL PLEXUS .
SPINAL SPONDYLOSIS vs. SPINAL STENOSIS
- DONEUROSURGERY .
– Lumbar spinal degeneration, or wearing out of the lumbar spine over time, can lead to what is called lumbar spondylosis and spinal stenosis.
– Lumbar spondylosis describes degenerative changes (arthritic changes) within the lumbar spine.
– Lumbar canal stenosis means narrowing or compression of the spinal nerves in the lower back due to spinal degeneration (wear and tear)
SPINAL SPONDYLOSIS or OSTEOARTHRITIS of the SPINE
- SPINEHEALTH .
– Spondylosis is more of a descriptive term than it is a clinical diagnosis.
– It can be translated to mean that one has both pain and spine degeneration, regardless of what is causing the pain or where the degeneration is occurring.
- DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE – EXPLAINED – 4 Videos + 5 Graphics + 3 Links
- FACET JOINT ARTHRITIS – 2 Videos + 4 Graphics + 3 Links
· YOUTUBE → OSTEOARTHRITIS EXPLAINED.
- [P]REHAB EXERCISES FOR CERVICAL DISC PAIN – 3 Videos
- PROTECTING THE NECK WHEN SLEEPING – 2 Videos
- [P]REHAB EXERCISES FOR LUMBAR DISC PAIN – 1 Videos
SPINAL STENOSIS
- HOPKINS MEDICINE – Lumbar spinal stenosis (narrowing) is in the lower part of your back causing pressure on your spinal cord
- MAYO CLINIC – Spinal stenosis is most commonly caused by wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to osteoarthritis.
- SPINE-HEALTH – Spinal stenosis occurs when one or more bony openings (foramina) within the spine begin to narrow and reduce space for the nerves
- CERVICAL STENOSIS – EXPLAINED – 2 Videos + 4 Graphics + 2 Articles
- CERVICAL STENOSIS – STRETCHES & EXERCISES – 1 Videos
- LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS – EXPLAINED – 2 Videos + 5 Graphics
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