Stenosis:  Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS) is a condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves. This is usually due to a process of spinal degeneration that occurs with an imbalanced spinal structure, usually initially caused by weak postural muscles. It can also sometimes be caused by spinal disc herniation, osteoporosis or a tumor. Spinal stenosis may affect the cervical or lumbar areas of the spine, or both.  Signs of LSS include spastic gait, lower extremity numbness, lower extremity weakness or both, radiating pain in the legs, sphincter disturbances, muscle wasting, sensory deficits, and reflex abnormalities.  If the problem is mild, conventional treatment may be as simple as physical therapy and the use of pain medication. If severe, treatment will, although risky, usually include surgery.  From our perspective, it is vital to locate the cause of the stenosis.  If due to bony growth impinging the spinal cord or nerve roots, chiropractic care is not going to remove those bony growths.  However, if the pressure producing effect of the bony growths on the spinal cord or nerve roots is being made worse due to misalignment of the vertebrae, then whatever realignment of these vertebrae that can be achieved through spinal decompression and advanced chiropractic care, will produce a corresponding reduction in pain and symptomatology, as well as prevent further progression of the stenosis which is of vital importance.  The spinal decompression therapy that we employ has been shown to be of great benefit in many cases of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.