Can Spinal Stenosis Affect Both Legs

Typically we associate the following symptoms with spinal stenosis in the lumbar or lower back area.

Can spinal stenosis affect both legs. Stenosis is a narrowing of the central space of the spinal column. Key points about lumbar spinal stenosis. You then have to stop because of increasing pain and numbness in one or both of your legs.

Of course it may be present. Back pain is not always present in spinal stenosis. Weakness of the legs can develop and may make you feel unsteady.

A weakness or feeling that the legs may not be able to support standing. This may affect both legs or just one leg. Pain in the lower back.

Leg weakness or paralysis can also occur in transverse lesion syndrome and brown Sequard syndrome 2. At first you may not even notice but over time and depending where in your spinal column the spinal stenosis is occurring you can end up with sciatica which causes pain in your buttocks legs or all the way down to one foot. In severe cases of lumbar spinal stenosis nerves that control the bladder or bowel may be compressed which can lead to partial or complete incontinence.

Most often it occurs when you walk. The symptoms can also occur when standing. Spinal stenosis and sciatica both involve the.

What are the symptoms of Stenosis. Spinal stenosis involving pressure on either the central spinal cord or nerve root exiting the spinal canal can cause a variety of symptoms in the lower extremities. Symptoms experienced are predominantly those of leg pain and can affect one or both legs but back pain can also be felt.