However, with the right treatment plan—one that includes a combination of regular exercise and medication—you can optimize your pain control and mobility and live well. If you or a loved one is ...

Exercise is a core component of physiotherapy that promotes self-management. It aims to improve the flexibility or mobility of the spine and combats both physical and psychological effects of ...

What is lumbar spinal stenosis? Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back (lumbar spine). The spinal canal houses the spinal cord and nerves. The narrowing caused by ...

Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the common term used ... and walking distance on treadmill exercise test. Results In the visual classification of the central spinal canal, leg pain ...

Coping With Recovery Recovery from spinal stenosis surgery can be a challenging process if significant back pain and activity limitations still exist several weeks ... follow your prescription for ...

Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Your latissimus dorsi (your "lats") is a broad, flat, triangle-shaped muscle that spans ...

Common causes of lower back pain include overuse injuries from doing the same form of exercise over and over, muscle or ligament strains or sprains, trauma, degenerative discs, spinal stenosis ...

"I f bending backward worsens the pain but bending forward provides relief, the cause might be degeneration in the lower back, such as arthritis or spinal stenosis. Flexion-based exercises (bending ...

Last week we published exercises for your hands, wrists, forearms and elbows. This week we’re focusing on your lower back. To learn more about how sitting affects the body, and why these ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...

However, there are a series of exercises ... for working your back, especially your lats, shoulder blades, and rhomboids, which all play a big role in good posture and spinal support.