DAVID L. SNYDER, PH.D. Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the vertebral canal that compresses spinal nerves and may cause leg pain and difficulty walking. The symptoms of degenerative lumbar stenosis ...
If your lower back does not hurt much but your buttocks and legs go numb and ache every time you walk, you should suspect a problem in the lower back rather than in the legs themselves. Especially if ...
Individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis are generally older and have a long history of intermittent low back pain. Leg pain, which can be unilateral or bilateral, is a more recent complaint. In ...