Lower Back Condition Guide

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Degenerative narrowing around the lumbar nerves can cause leg numbness and pain while standing or walking.

Understanding Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis develops when degenerative changes in the discs, facet joints, or ligamentum flavum narrow the spinal canal around the nerves. Leg numbness or pain may worsen with prolonged standing or walking and improve when sitting or bending forward, a pattern called neurogenic claudication.

Whether leg numbness or pain worsens while standing or walking

Whether sitting or bending forward relieves the symptoms

Walking distance, muscle weakness, and sensory changes

Illustration showing how bending forward can widen the nerve passage and ease symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis

Treatment Direction

Symptom and Walking Assessment

We review where numbness travels, how far you can walk, and whether strength or sensation has changed.

Pain and Nerve Inflammation Control

When symptoms are severe, medication, epidural injections, and other nonsurgical procedures may be considered based on the examination.

Rehabilitation and Daily Management

Walking and lower back, abdominal, and leg strengthening are progressed within a range that does not aggravate symptoms. If bending forward is more comfortable, a walking aid can help maintain activity.

Read the spinal stenosis exercise guide

Notice

A treatment plan is not determined by the condition name alone. Examination findings, imaging, neurological symptoms, and daily limitations are considered together.

Do not put off persistent pain. Have it checked.

Our staff can guide you during clinic hours. Call us if you have questions before your visit.

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