What is the difference between absolute and relative stenosis? | Spinal canal stenosis

What is the difference between absolute and relative stenosis? The difference between an absolute and a relative spinal canal stenosis lies in the diameter of the constricted spinal canal. In relative spinal canal stenosis, the mean diameter is between 10-14mm. In absolute spinal canal stenosis, the diameter is even more narrowed. Here, it is already … What is the difference between absolute and relative stenosis? | Spinal canal stenosis

Synonyms in the broader sense for spinal canal stenosis | Spinal canal stenosis

Synonyms in the broader sense for spinal canal stenosis synomyms or similar diseases: Spinal canal narrowing, spinal canal wear, degenerative spinal disease, lumbar syndrome, lumbar spine syndrome, claudicatio spinalis, neuroforaminal stenosis All articles in this series: Spinal canal stenosis Symptoms of spinal canal stenosis Diagnosis of spinal canal stenosis Spinal canal stenosis of the lumbar … Synonyms in the broader sense for spinal canal stenosis | Spinal canal stenosis

Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Introduction Spinal canal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal. The spinal canal is formed by the individual vertebral bodies and surrounds the spinal cord. If constrictions occur in this canal, the spinal cord and the nerve fibers running in it suffer. The consequences range from pain to paralysis and paresthesia. In the course … Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Causes | Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Causes A spinal canal stenosis is not a sudden event in the spine. On the contrary, it develops after a creeping process that usually goes unnoticed and undetected for years. It is a slow, wear-related, degenerative remodelling of the bony structure of the spine. Not all degenerative changes in the spine cause complaints; on the … Causes | Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Symptoms | Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Symptoms The main symptom of spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine is stress-related low back pain. Since spinal canal stenosis mainly occurs in the lumbar spine, this is also where the pain is most often located. The pain does not develop suddenly from one day to the next, but is much more the expression of … Symptoms | Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Therapy | Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Therapy Both surgical and conservative, i.e. non-surgical treatment options are used to treat spinal canal stenoses of the lumbar spine. There are various approaches to the conservative treatment of spinal canal stenosis of the lumbar spine, which will be summarized here in brief In most cases, the focus is on a versatile approach. Before a … Therapy | Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Classification by degree of disability (GdB) | Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Classification by degree of disability (GdB) The GdB is the “degree of disability”. This term is part of the law on severely disabled persons and represents a unit of measurement for the extent of the disability. In the case of spinal column damage, which also includes spinal canal stenosis of the lumbar spine, the degree … Classification by degree of disability (GdB) | Spinal canal stenosis in the lumbar spine

Gait disorder

Definition A gait disorder is a disturbance of the physiological movement sequence that makes walking difficult or impossible. It can be an expression of neurological, orthopedic or even psychological disorders. The gait disorder is based on damage to the central nervous system, peripheral nerves or the locomotor system, which consists of muscles, bones and joints. … Gait disorder

Pain in the spine

Synonyms in a broader sense Spinal pain, back pain, low back pain, dorsalgia, lumbalgia, lumbago, lumboischialgia Spinal pain can have very different causes (please also see our topic: Causes of back pain). Of importance in the search for the right diagnosis are Age Gender Accident event Type and quality of pain (sharp, dull etc. ) … Pain in the spine