Possible symptoms
Some people experience lower-back discomfort, heaviness, tingling, numbness or weakness in one or both legs, particularly with standing or walking. Sitting or bending forward may ease symptoms for some people.
Your assessment considers how these symptoms affect your movement, activity and walking tolerance.
Your assessment
Your chiropractor may consider walking tolerance, movement, strength, sensation, balance, health history and existing imaging. This helps shape a plan around your presentation and goals.
Conservative management considerations
Management can include education, activity modification, graded exercise and strategies to maintain function. Hands-on care may be considered where appropriate and should support, rather than replace, active management.
Spinal decompression and stenosis
People sometimes ask about traction for stenosis-related symptoms. Your chiropractor considers the type of narrowing, health history, clinical findings and previous care when discussing the available options.
Spinal decompression may be included as one part of an individual management plan.
Prepare for your appointment
Bring any existing scans or reports and make a note of the activities or walking distances that are important to you.
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