Spinal canal stenosis consists of the narrowing of a section of the canal present along the entire spine (formed by the aligned succession of small holes in the center of each vertebra), which houses the spinal cord and from which the spinal nerves exit laterally.
The areas of the spinal canal most affected by stenosis are the lumbar and cervical vertebrae, due to the greater stresses imposed on the vertebrae and intervertebral discs of these sections of the spine in daily life and, therefore, to the more frequent development of arthrosis or other degenerative phenomena.
The main critical issue related to spinal canal stenosis concerns the resulting compression of the spinal cord and/or spinal nerve roots, resulting in the development of very painful inflammatory phenomena and the possible establishment of permanent and disabling neurological damage.
