That is  a superb question! Spine surgeons are not certain about the best route for spinal stenosis, after all conservative care is acquiring more consideration in the medical research! Hollstrom & Associates Inc delivers non-surgical care that is quite relieving to Largo spinal stenosis sufferers. Chiropractic patients in Largo dealing withspinal stenosis know come to Hollstrom & Associates Inc will find our care gentle and comfortable and commend the research and practices that make up its administration.

 

You may be thinking, “what is spinal stenosis?”. Spinal stenosis is what happens when the spinal canal area is narrowed. Lumbar spinal stenosis happens with age for a good deal of us when erosion of the spine develops. One reason this happens may be due to how the spinal elements at first devloped. (From time to time some people are born with narrow spinal canals.) Likewise spinal stenosis can be the result of a disc herniation that is inserting itself into the spinal canal, taking up the space that is intended for for the spinal nerves. No matter the cause, spinal stenosis’ narrowing causes pain.

 

When surgeons observe spinal stenosis in a patient they often provide surgical opportunities to open that narrowed space. There are many approaches from which one may pick. One procedure is decompressive surgery. It is a financially friendly choice for lumbar spinal stenosis, but surgical and conservative treatment approaches result in comparable quality of life at one year follow up. (1) Spinal stenosis can also be combatted with spinal fusion. A Cochrane Database Review, a big deal in the world of research, reports that there is no significant difference at 6 months and 12 months post spine surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Cochrane pulled from 12,966 citations to conclude further that they have very little confidence to determine whether surgical or conservative care is better for lumbar spinal stenosis. They, therefore, offer no new clinical practice recommendations for doctors to follow. They do emphasize though that side-effects from surgery range from 10% to 24% and side effects from conservative care, 0%. There were no side effects from conservative care for lumbar spine stenosis in their review. Further, they report that there were no clear benefits seen with surgery versus no surgery. They warn clinicians to carefully inform patients about possible treatment options “especially given that conservative treatment options have results in no reported side effects.” (2)

 

Your Largo chiropractor at Hollstrom & Associates Inc sees spinal stenosis and treats it with chiropractic care and spinal manipulation to conservatively relieve the pain of spinal stenosis. Hollstrom & Associates Inc is the locale for Largo conservative care of back pain. Hollstrom & Associates Inc uses the Cox Technic system of spinal manipulation to open the spinal canal area by 28%, allowing the nerves to breathe, and drop intradiscal pressures to as low as -192mmHg. (3,4)

 

For relief of pain due to lumbar spinal stenosis, call Hollstrom & Associates Inc, the Largo chiropractic practice for gentle relief of back pain. Hollstrom & Associates Inc chiropractic care at Largo most certainly is the answer to the question of “how can I manage my pain from spinal stenosis?” for you!