Healthy Partners Articles
Easing the Pain of Spinal Stenosis
Healthy Partners, Fall 2021
The human spine is an engineering marvel. It keeps us upright and moving,
without pain, most of the time. But a potentially debilitating condition
called spinal stenosis can change all of that, making movements like standing
or walking very painful. What is spinal stenosis? Spinal stenosis occurs
when the spinal canal narrows, compressing the spinal cord and nerve roots,
explains Justin Whitlow, M.D., a board-certified neurosurgeon with Southeast
Georgia Physician Associates–Neurosurgery.
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