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Spinal Stenosis Symptoms

The narrowing of the spinal canal can result in a number of symptoms. Patients begin to experience problems when inflammation of the nerves occur at levels of increased pressure.

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Symptoms

• Legs, calves, and buttocks: Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis may feel pain, weakness, or numbness in the legs, calves or buttocks.

In the lumbar spine, symptoms often increase when walking short distances and decrease when the patient sits, bends forward or lies down.

Cervical Spinal Stenosis Symptoms

• Shoulders, arms, and legs: Cervical spinal stenosis may cause symptoms (pain, weakness, or numbness) similar to those experienced by patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.


• Hands: Hand clumsiness and gait and balance disturbances are symptoms that can occur for patients with cervical spinal stenosis.

Thoracic Spinal Stenosis Symptoms

Most thoracic spinal stenosis is due to degenerative changes—arthritis in the joints, bone spurs, disc degeneration and other changes due to aging. Patients may experience symptoms across the ribs and occasionally in one or more of the major internal organs. As the degeneration progresses, patients may experience pain in the back and legs, either aching in the legs when walking, or pain that radiates down the back or legs. Additionally, problems with walking or loss of bowel or bladder function may develop.

Spinal Stenosis and Sensory March
In some patients, the pain starts in the legs and moves upward to the buttocks; in other patients, the pain begins higher in the body and moves downward. This is referred to as a “sensory march.”

The pain may radiate like sciatica or may be a cramping pain. In severe cases, the pain can be constant.

Other Spinal Stenosis Symptoms

In some rare cases, spinal stenosis symptoms can include:

• Bladder and bowel problems
• Paraplegia

Learn more about spinal stenosis:
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