Spinal stenosis is narrowing of the spinal canal. This can develop
as you age from drying out and shrinking of the disk spaces. (The
disks are 80% water.) If this happens, even a minor injury can
cause inflammation of the disk and put pressure on the nerve. You
can feel pain anywhere along your back or leg(s) that this nerve
supplies.
Review Date: 06/04/2011
Reviewed By: C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and
Shoulder Service, UCSF Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
