Our Yorkville Chiropractor Explains Lumbar Spinal Stenosis 

If you have lumbar spinal stenosis, chiropractic care can relieve painful symptoms and positively improve your wellness. Learn how our chiropractor in Yorkville can treat spinal stenosis. 

Causes & Symptoms of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the lumbar spinal column. Along with back pain, you may experience leg pain, muscle cramps, muscle spasms, or numbness and tingling. Your muscles can feel tight or stiff. Muscle weakness may cause urinary incontinence and make it difficult to walk. 

Many people develop spinal stenosis due to naturally occurring side effects of aging. As you age, the discs and joints in your spine start to break down. Poor posture and ergonomics can accelerate the process, as can arthritis of the spine. 

If you've had spine surgery in the past, scar tissue can narrow the spinal column. Certain conditions, such as cancer or spondylolysis, can narrow the spinal column.  

Some individuals are born with a narrow spinal column and are prone to developing spinal stenosis. 

How Our Yorkville Chiropractor Treats Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Chiropractic care is a conservative way to treat spinal stenosis and may help you avoid back surgery and recovery.

When you come see our chiropractor in Yorkville, we will check your spine for subluxations or misaligned vertebrae. We'll ask about your symptoms and perform a physical examination to confirm spinal stenosis over another cause of back pain.

We will relieve the subluxations through manual adjustments, which rehydrate the spine by getting spinal fluids moving again. Our adjustments release endorphins, realign the spine and loosen tight muscles so you feel less back pain.

Chiropractic treatment nourishes the spine, provides back pain relief and reduces spinal stenosis symptoms. To promote a full recovery, we may suggest stretches or strengthening exercises that will keep your spine active and healthy. Stretching and strengthening take pressure off your spine and nerves, further reducing back pain. 

See a Yorkville Chiropractor Today To Get Started!

Take the first step in back pain relief today and call our chiropractic clinic serving Yorkville and the surrounding communities. Call 630-553-2111 to reserve your consultation with our Yorkville chiropractor.