Mark McDonald. This week we are going to discuss a very prevalent cause of low back and leg pain with sciatica—lumbar spinal stenosis. There are two types of lumbar spinal stenosis and both ...

Persistent leg pain that flares up while walking and fades with rest may point to a hidden condition of the spine. Tom Miller, MD, talks with orthopedic spine surgeon Darrel Brodke, MD, about how ...

Dr. Brodke: Yeah, most commonly we see spinal stenosis in the lumbar spine, that is the low back, and therefore it most commonly affects the buttocks and legs. We can see spinal stenosis in the ...

You may get away with ignoring a slipped disc and using temporary fixes like heat packs or painkillers but over time it can lead to serious conditions like Sciatica or Spinal Stenosis. Sciatica ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis about 12 years ago. ... The leg pain is making it hard for me to walk. ANSWER: Surgery usually isn’t necessary to treat spinal stenosis.

Spinal stenosis is a very common, but potentially debilitating, condition. Stenosis is a generic medical term for narrowing. Stenosis in your heart’s blood vessels can lead to a heart attack ...

After years of debilitating leg pain, spinal stenosis patient finds instant relief. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 19, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 02 / 150204074856.htm.

Sciatic nerve pain can cause mild, daily aching or severe pain. These sciatica stretches, like prone press-ups and nerve ...

If you’ve ever felt aches or pains that radiate down your legs, you may have been dealing with sciatic nerve pain.The sciatic nerve is the biggest in your body and starts in your back and goes ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis about 12 years ago. ... The leg pain is making it hard for me to walk. ANSWER: Surgery usually isn’t necessary to treat spinal stenosis.