03/02/2024
Spinal stenosis and Homoeopathy
Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of one or more spaces within your spinal canal.
1️⃣ Neck (cervical spinal stenosis).
▶️ Who are at Risk
√Men and women over 50
√People born with narrow spinal canal
√Scoliosis
√Injury to the spine
▶️ Causes:
★Bone overgrowth
★Bulging discs/herniated disc
★Thickened ligaments
★Spinal fractures and injuries
★Congenital spinal stenosis
★Spinal cord cysts or tumors.
2️⃣ Spinal Stenosis in the Lower Back
▶️Symptoms
★Pain in the lower back.
★Burning pain or ache radiates down the buttocks and into the legs that typically ★worsens with standing or walking and gets better with leaning forward (flexion).
★Numbness, tingling, or cramping in the legs and feet. These may become more pronounced during standing and walking.
★Weakness in the legs and feet.
3️⃣ Spinal Stenosis in the Neck (Cervical)
▶️Symptoms
★Neck pain.
★Numbness or tingling in the arm, hand, leg, or foot. (Symptoms can be felt anywhere below the point of the nerve compression.)
★Weakness or clumsiness in the arm, hand, leg, or foot.
★Problems with balance.
★Loss of function in hands, like having problems writing or buttoning shirts.
★Loss of bladder or bowel control.
▶️ Treatment for spinal stenosis:
▪️Physical therapy:
▪️Heat increases blood flow, which relaxes muscles and relieves aching joints.
▪️Cold – applying ice reduces swelling, tenderness, and inflammation. (Ice pack, frozen gel pack, or frozen bag of peas or corn).
Typically ice is applied 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off.
▪️Manipulation Therapy (SMT) is a technique
▪️ Standing Lumbar Flexion
▪️Sustained Lumbar Extension
▪️ Supine Lumbar Flexion
▪️ Sitting Lumbar Flexion
▪️ Pelvic Tilt
▪️Warm bath or use a heating pad
▪️ Change your sleeping position
▪️ Medication
▪️Acupotomy
▪️Stem cell therapy
▪️Steroid Injections
▪️Surgery- Laminectomy
Achieve Physical Therapy & Performance
Dr.rk sharma
jeevan homeopathic clinic
saharanpur up
8077948600
