You have a diseased disc in your neck or in your lower back and this one, seemingly small, problem has hijacked your life. From considerable localized pain to symptoms that are radiating into your arm or leg, your level of discomfort is at an all-time high and you want long-term solutions.
There’s no getting around the fact that aging can exact a physical toll — the wear-and-tear on your body over the years will leave its mark. To illustrate this point, about 90% of people over the age of 60 have some degree of degeneration in the 23 intervertebral discs in their spine.
We’re going to dispense with the suspense and get right to the questions we pose in the title of this blog about whether spinal stenosis is reversible — it is not. While there may be no way to turn back the clock on spinal stenosis, this doesn’t mean that you’re without options for regaining pain-free movement.
For the nearly one-quarter (23%) of the world’s population who deal with chronic lower back pain, the search for relief is a top priority. If you find yourself among this number and you want your old life back — the one in which you weren’t limited by back pain — we can help.
Surgery may not be anyone’s ideal choice, but when it can stop chronic and life-limiting pain, it can be a very solid choice. This is often the case with spine surgery, which can help relieve back, neck, and radiating symptoms in your arms or legs.
