Back & Spine
Stenosis or Spinal Stenosis
Symptoms, causes, and how Clearway specialists diagnose and treat stenosis or spinal stenosis.
Overview
What is Stenosis or Spinal Stenosis?
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that can compress the spinal cord or nerves, causing pain, numbness, and weakness - typically worse with standing and walking.
Common symptoms
Leg pain, heaviness, or cramping with walking (relieved by sitting)
Back pain with standing or arching backward
Numbness, tingling, or weakness in the legs
Relief when leaning forward, such as on a shopping cart
What causes it
Age-related degeneration of discs and joints
Thickened ligaments and bone spurs
Herniated discs contributing to narrowing
How Clearway can help
Your care begins with a careful evaluation - history, examination, and imaging review - to confirm the source of your pain. From there, your specialist builds a plan that may include targeted interventional procedures, physical therapy, and coordinated medication management.
Epidural Steroid Injectionsthe most common interventional spine treatment
Radiofrequency Ablationlonger-lasting relief for facet pain
Spinal Cord Stimulatorsfor pain that persists after other care
Kyphoplastyminimally invasive fracture repair
This page is educational and is not a substitute for medical advice. If your pain is severe, sudden, or accompanied by loss of bladder or bowel control, seek urgent medical care.