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 14
30s 92
40s 393
50s 926
60s 1,073
70+ 755

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 648
Female 2,559