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Is lumbar spinal stenosis a form of spinal cancer?
Lumbar spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the back bone. This is a form of arthritis due to getting older. The bone in your back will curve which causes pain.
Is lumbar stenosis a cancer How can it be cured?
Lumbar stenosis is arthritis of the spinal cord which can cause severe back pain. It causes the spinal cord cavity to narrow and to put pressure on the nerves.
Is lumbar spinal stenosis less severe than cervical spinal stenosis?
The difference between lumbar spinal stenosis and cervical spinal stenosis is mainly the location of the problem. however, between the two lumbar spinal stenosis is the more severe form of stenosis.
What is lumbar enlargement?
The spinal cord is enlarged in the cervical and lumbar regions, where the spinal nerves serving the limbs arise.
What is Lumbar Spinal Traction?
Lumbar spinal traction is a therapy in which the patient lies flat on his back and his ankles are pulled straight outward in order to stretch the lumbar region of the back.
Procedure formed where cerebrospinal fluid can be withdrawn without damage to the spinal cord?
a spinal tap, or lumbar puncture
What is the lumbar thecal sac?
The lumbar thecal sac is a membrane that surrounds the spinal cord. It is filled with cerebral spinal fluid. It is in the lower back.
What does it mean when you have a capacious lumbar spinal canal?
If you have a capacious lumbar spinal canal, it means that it is a wide one. Some people have wider ones than others.
Is spinal fluid extracted from the lumbar vertebrae for spinal tap?
Yes, that's right.
What is narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal mean?
stenosis
What does medical code 722.83 mean?
Intervertebral disc disorders; postlaminectomy syndrome; lumbar region (Spinal disorder due to spinal laminectomy surgery; lumbar region)
What body cavity would be used to perform lumbar surgery?
The spinal cavity is involved in lumbar surgery.
