Humans rely on a functional/mechanical spinal column for any number of activities, from running errands to lying down for a good night’s sleep. However, when you start to experience persistent, nagging pain in your back, neck, or legs, you could find your lifestyle negatively affected. Spinal stenosis is a condition that occurs when the osseous (bone) alignment around your spinal nerves becomes too narrow and the nerve becomes compressed.

Spinal stenosis presents itself in various ways, with many symptoms that can sometimes seem to come and go.

At FIX24 Joint Biomechanics, we’re committed to helping those with spinal stenosis live happy, healthy lives. A few common spinal stenosis symptoms include:

• Neck pain
• Back pain
• Problems with balance
• Numbness or tingling in your extremities
• Clumsiness or weakness in your hands, legs, or feet
• Headaches
• High blood pressure
• Digestive issues

Some people with spinal stenosis might have one or two of these symptoms, while others could experience almost all of them.

How Common is Spinal Stenosis?

Spinal stenosis is a problem that eventually affects everyone with a spinal column. Degenerative spinal changes from a lack of mechanical maintenance, including spinal stenosis, affects up to 95% of people by the time they reach 50 years of age. While spinal stenosis is the measure of disorder (entropy in physics), that doesn’t mean you have to endure the pain associated with this condition. Specific mechanical treatments can help you regain your quality of life and manage the symptoms of spinal stenosis.

What Can Cause Spinal Stenosis?

Spinal stenosis can be caused by two things. Trauma and Entropy. In some rare cases, spinal stenosis can be congenital. For example when driving a car and you notice the car tends to deviate to the left or right. Essentially the front end is out of alignment. This can be caused by hitting a speed bump or pothole which, in engineering, is called mechanical stress. In biology it is called trauma. Even without mechanical stress, the alignment will steadily progress to misalignment until the auto mechanic realigns the front end of the car to perfect alignment. And as soon as the car is driven again it proceeds to misalignment over time. This is called the law of entropy. The only way to combat the law of entropy is to have regular intervals of preventive maintenance. This also applies to the mechanics of the spinal column. This is the breakthrough reason for the back pain and disability problems that are at epidemic levels.

Who’s More Likely To Have Spinal Stenosis?

Anyone can develop spinal stenosis or be born with this condition, though congenital cases are rare. Every car driven on the road has the front end out of alignment whether it is 2 percent, if it was just aligned 20 miles ago, or 98 percent if it has not been realigned in months and everyone with a mechanical spine has spinal stenosis…they just don’t know it! This is factual based on the law of entropy!

Effective Options for Spinal Stenosis

The most specific approach to combating and preventing spinal stenosis is to maintain the mechanical integrity of your spine biomechanically! Afterall, it is a mechanical problem that needs a mechanical solution. You cannot exercise a bone back into place and you certainly cannot fix a biomechanical problem with biochemistry!

Oral medications and physical therapy are sometimes prescribed to treat spinal stenosis. Steroid injections can also relieve spinal stenosis pain. In some cases, when the pain is severe or debilitating, surgery might be considered.

FIX24 Joint Biomechanics believes in an engineering approach to treating spinal stenosis.

Our methods involve addressing the source of nerve impingement by analyzing and restoring normal joint biomechanical function without twisting or rotational manipulation of the spine.

We look at causes of mechanical stress on the body to provide an overall care routine and plan of action.

In most cases, injections and surgeries can be safely avoided.

Treatment for Spinal Stenosis in Scottsdale

At FIX24 Joint Biomechanics, we are extremely proficient in diagnosing and treating spinal stenosis. We understand the problems back and spinal pain can cause with your quality of life and are dedicated to restoring your peace of mind and ability to perform everyday activities.

Contact us today to learn more about our spinal stenosis treatment and to discuss symptoms of spinal stenosis.