SPINAL STENOSIS TREATMENT IN JUPITER
SPINAL STENOSIS TREATMENT JUPITER
Dr. W. Edwin Maldonado offers effective pain relief as part of spinal stenosis treatment Jupiter. “Stenosis” is a medical term meaning abnormal narrowing of a body channel. “Spinal stenosis” signifies a condition in which the bone channel occupied by the spinal cord or spinal nerves is narrowing. Although some individuals are born with a congenital form of spinal stenosis, a gradual degenerative process associated with aging is the most common reason people develop the condition.
The area where spinal stenosis occurs the majority of the time is in the lower or lumbar spine. Spondylolisthesis or slippage and misalignment of the vertebrae can cause spinal stenosis, as well.
SYMPTOMS OF SPINAL STENOSIS
For spinal stenosis treatment in Jupiter, one consideration is the fact that the condition can develop anywhere within the spinal column. After the lower lumbar spine, another area that is also common for the development of spinal stenosis is the neck or cervical spine. The symptoms you experience and the treatment plan are determined by the location and the severity of the condition. The following are common symptoms of spinal stenosis:
- Pain, tingling, cramping, or numbness in the arms;
- Low back or neck pain;
- Aching or cramping in the calves that impairs walking and is frequently confused with a circulation problem;
- Weakness in the legs or arms; and
- Pain, numbness, or tingling that radiates into the legs and buttocks from the low back.
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DIAGNOSIS
As a pain management doctor, Edwin Maldonado is the right kind of specialist to see for proper diagnosis of spinal stenosis. There are several conditions and disorders that have similar symptoms. To achieve successful treatment, it is critical to accurately determine the source of your pain. Making a diagnosis involves the following:
- A thorough clinical evaluation, which includes a physical examination, analysis of your symptoms, and a complete medical history; and
- Testing, which may include electro-diagnosis (EMG), an MRI, a CT scan, and/or x-rays.
This approach to diagnostics is thorough and advanced, and it definitively pinpoints the source of pain.
OPTIONS FOR SPINAL STENOSIS TREATMENT IN JUPITER
If diagnostics reveal that you are suffering from spinal stenosis, there are a number of treatment options, to bring needed pain relief, and they include:
Epidural Nerve Block. Treatment of spinal stenosis with an epidural nerve block involves the injection of nerve-numbing medication into the epidural space of the spinal column.
Spinal Cord Stimulation. A device is surgically implanted that provides pain relief by transmitting low-level electrical currents to affected spinal cord nerves, when treatment involves spinal cord stimulation.
Radiofrequency Neurotomy. Through the use of thermal denervation, a radiofrequency neurotomy interrupts the sensory nerve supply to the involved facet joint.
MILD Procedure. A MILD procedure is a minor outpatient procedure used in the treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS).