An MRI of the lumbar spine will show things such as the bones, disks, spinal cord, and the spaces between the vertebral bones where nerves pass through.
Lumbar spine MR imaging may detect abnormalities of the kidneys, adrenal glands, liver, spleen, aorta and para-aortic regions, inferior vena cava, or the uterus and adnexal regions.
The final stages of spinal stenosis is usually characterized by leg pain that can get more severe when walking.
If you have lumbar spinal stenosis, you may have trouble walking distances or find that you need to lean forward to relieve pressure on your lower back.
You may also have pain or numbness in your legs.
In more severe cases, you may have difficulty controlling your bowel and bladder.
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spaces within your spine, which can put pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine.
Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the lower back and the neck.
Some people with spinal stenosis may not have symptoms.
Spinal stenosis is caused by gradual narrowing of the spinal canal, resulting in painful pressure and compression on the spinal cord and nerves.
While spinal stenosis is not a serious condition in the initial stages, it can lead to serious and permanent damage if it becomes advanced or remains untreated.
The most common cause of spinal stenosis is osteoarthritis, the gradual wear and tear that happens to your joints over time.
Spinal stenosis is common because osteoarthritis begins to cause changes in most people's spines by age 50.
That's why most people who develop symptoms of spinal stenosis are 50 or older.
The goals of surgery include relieving the pressure on your spinal cord or nerve roots by creating more space within the spinal canal.
Surgery to decompress the area of stenosis is the most definitive way to try to resolve symptoms of spinal stenosis.
Spinal Stenosis pain often manifests as a feeling of numbness, weakness, a tingling sensation, or the loss of control over bladder/bowel functions.
The pain experienced as a side effect of spinal stenosis can range from mild to excruciatingly severe.
Urinary incontinence can be a result of spinal stenosis or other back issues.
Yes when you have spinal stenosis the spinal stenosis can cause some people to experience urinary incontinence.
Spinal Stenosis can also cause not only urinary incontinence but also bowel incontinence but it's rare and the spinal stenosis usually has to be more severe to experience urinary incontinence or bowel incontinence but it can happen and is normal.
If you do have spinal stenosis and are suddenly experiencing urinary incontinence or bowel incontinence it would be good to let your doctor know about it.
Wearing adult diapers or adult pull ups or incontinence pads can help keep your clothes dry when you're experiencing urinary incontinence.
When I had a weak bladder I wore adult diapers and it's not all that bad.
Nobody can really tell that you're wearing adult diapers and if they do they won't say anything about it anyway.