What is neural foraminal stenosis?
Neural foraminal stenosis is a disorder affecting your spine. This disorder involves either your lumbar or cervical spine. If you suffer from neural foraminal stenosis, you’ll feel weakness, pain, numbness or tingling in your lower back or neck.IdentificationYour foramen is located in the spaces between your vertebrae. Within these spaces your spinal nerve roots enters and exit before traveling to other areas of your body.EffectsWhen this area of your spine becomes narrowed or compressed it is known as stenosis.CausesOnce your foramen narrows, due to disc degeneration, advanced age or arthritis, your neck or lower back is affected.SignificanceNeural foraminal stenosis typically causes pain on one side of your body. Also, the tingling, numbness or pain becomes gradually worse over time.TreatmentAccording to Spine Health, nonsurgical treatment or monitoring is the first course of treatment.
