What is spinal stenosis?

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of areas in the lumbar (back) or cervical (neck) spine, which causes pressure on the spinal cord or one or more of the spinal nerves.

How do members experience spinal stenosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with spinal stenosis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for spinal stenosis*

Who has spinal stenosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 15
30s 88
40s 389
50s 906
60s 1,101
70+ 800

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 658
Female 2,591

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What is spinal stenosis?

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of areas in the lumbar (back) or cervical (neck) spine, which causes pressure on the spinal cord or one or more of the spinal nerves.



Common symptoms reported by people with spinal stenosis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for spinal stenosis

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Compare treatments taken by people with spinal stenosis

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Got a question about living with spinal stenosis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has spinal stenosis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 6 new patients joined this month
  • 952 say spinal stenosis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 15
30s 88
40s 389
50s 906
60s 1,101
70+ 800
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 54
20-29 years 134
30-39 years 312
40-49 years 392
50-59 years 278
60-69 years 79
70+ years 15

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 658
Female 2,591

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1,767
Not Diagnosed 13

These charts show data from spinal stenosis patients who have completed their condition history
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