Spinal stenosis
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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.
Common symptoms reported by people with spinal stenosis
Treatments taken by people for spinal stenosis
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Compare treatments taken by people with spinal stenosis
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have spinal stenosis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with spinal stenosis? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has spinal stenosis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 719 say spinal stenosis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 56 | |
| 30s | 189 | |
| 40s | 207 | |
| 50s | 208 | |
| 60s | 214 | |
| 70+ | 549 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 101 | |
| 20-29 years | 88 | |
| 30-39 years | 94 | |
| 40-49 years | 100 | |
| 50-59 years | 100 | |
| 60-69 years | 83 | |
| 70+ years | 60 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 530 | |
| Female | 2208 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 1721 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 12 |