Your spinal nerves travel through your spinal canal and exit through openings we call “foramen.” If any of these spaces are too narrow, your nerves become compressed. This condition is called spinal stenosis. It’s a problem that most often happens in the neck and lower back.

Symptoms:

• Back pain
• Sciatica
• Numbness, tingling, cramping, or weakness in the legs
• Loss of sensation in the feet
• A weakness in a foot that causes the foot to slap down when walking