Spinal Stenosis Specialist

Southeast Spine Care & Pain Management

Interventional Pain Management Specialists & Spine Specialists located in Savannah, GA

When arthritis, damaged discs, or other problems make your spinal canal too narrow, you’re suffering a condition called spinal stenosis. If you’re experiencing symptoms of this common back and neck condition, Ortelio Bosch, MD, and his team at Southeast Spine Care & Pain Management in Savannah, Georgia, can help. They use noninvasive spinal stenosis treatments and offer cutting-edge Vertiflex™ spinal decompression for severe cases. To find the right treatment for your spinal stenosis, call Southeast Spine Care & Pain Management today or schedule an appointment online.

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Spinal Stenosis Q&A

What is spinal stenosis?

Spinal stenosis is a back problem where your spinal canal gets narrower. This can happen for several reasons, including:

Osteoarthritis (OA)
Bone spurs
Degenerative disc disease
Herniated discs
Spondylolisthesis
Thickened ligaments
Paget’s disease (bone overgrowth)

In many cases, these conditions result from wear-and-tear on the discs and vertebrae that make up the spinal column. Stenosis can develop in your neck (cervical stenosis) or your lower back (lumbar stenosis). It’s less likely to affect your upper back (the thoracic spine).

What symptoms does spinal stenosis cause?

If you have spinal stenosis, you might not experience any symptoms — lots of older people have spinal stenosis without knowing it. However, if the narrowing causes nerve irritation or compression, you could develop back or neck pain. Depending on which nerves are compressed, you might also experience:

Numbness
Tingling
Prickling
Burning
Pins-and-needles sensation
Weakness
Loss of function

These symptoms can affect your arms and hands if you have cervical spinal stenosis or your hips, buttocks, and legs if you have lumbar spinal stenosis.

The pain and other symptoms of spinal stenosis are usually worse if you’re upright. They improve if you sit down, and leaning forward helps because it reduces pressure on your spinal nerves.

How is spinal stenosis treated?

The Southeast Spine Care & Pain Management team designs a treatment program for you to relieve pressure on your spinal nerves. You could benefit from one or more of the following:

Physical therapy
Aquatic therapy
Exercise programs
Anti-inflammatory medications
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
Epidural injections
Radiofrequency ablation
Spinal cord stimulation

You might need spinal decompression for more severe spinal stenosis or stenosis that doesn’t respond to these treatments. Southeast Spine Care & Pain Management offers the cutting-edge Vertiflex Procedure from Boston Scientific.

What is Vertiflex, and how does it treat spinal stenosis?

The Vertiflex Procedure (Superion™ Indirect Decompression System) involves putting interspinous spacers into your spine. These small devices increase the space in your narrowed spinal canal, making more room for your nerves. Dr. Bosch needs to make a small incision in your spine to fit the Vertiflex interspinous spacers.

This minimally invasive spinal decompression procedure causes far less tissue damage and pain than traditional decompression surgeries. You don’t need a general anesthetic, and you can go home on the day of your procedure. Healing time is much faster too.

To find the best treatment for your spinal stenosis, call Southeast Spine Care & Pain Management today or book an appointment online.

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