{"id":2115,"date":"2021-11-01T10:25:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T17:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2021-11-19T11:40:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T19:40:18","slug":"stenosis-how-a-pinch-in-your-neck-can-affect-your-whole-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/articles\/stenosis-how-a-pinch-in-your-neck-can-affect-your-whole-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Stenosis: How a Pinch in Your Neck Can Affect Your Whole Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Week-2a-Stenosis-How-a-Pinch-in-Your-Neck-Can-Affect-Your-Whole-Body-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Stenosis How a Pinch in Your Neck Can Affect Your Whole Body\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you been told that you have spinal stenosis?<\/p>\n<p>If so, you&#8217;re not alone.<\/p>\n<p>Millions of people suffer from spinal stenosis each day, and it&#8217;s the number one reason<br \/>\npeople over 65 years old have spine surgery<\/p>\n<p>Spinal stenosis describes the compression, or pinching, of your spinal cord, and it can<br \/>\noccur due to a disc herniation, bone spur, or ligament overgrowth.<\/p>\n<p>The good news? Drugs and surgery are not the only way to find relief from stenosis in the neck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why It Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For many, the most significant challenge associated with spinal stenosis is the decreased ability to get up<br \/>\nand move.<\/p>\n<p>Severe pinching in your neck can cause issues with your arms and legs.<\/p>\n<p>One of the best ways to relieve the symptoms associated with spinal stenosis is to open up the spinal<br \/>\ncanal and take the pressure off the nerves and spinal cord.<\/p>\n<p>Many chiropractic techniques focus on decreasing the pressure on your spinal cord, which can help to<br \/>\nrelieve the symptoms associated with spinal stenosis.<\/p>\n<p>To recap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spaces within your spine, which can put pressure on the<br \/>\nnerves that travel through it<\/li>\n<li>Spinal stenosis is most commonly caused by degenerative changes in the spine related to<br \/>\nosteoarthritis.<\/li>\n<li>Relief can often be found through a combination of building strength in the muscles supporting<br \/>\nthe spine and improving the flexibility and stability of the spine with chiropractic care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BTHC-59-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"El Dorado Hills Chiropractor\" width=\"350\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After beginning chiropractic care, many patients report an improvement in their overall quality of life<\/p>\n<p>They notice a decrease in their symptoms and the ability to walk further without pain.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been slowed down by spinal stenosis, don&#8217;t hesitate to schedule an evaluation with us.<\/p>\n<p>Our expert team is here to guide you towards the best treatment options so you can find relief.<\/p>\n<p>Just give us a call to get started!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The Back To Health Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bottom Line Have you been told that you have spinal stenosis? If so, you&#8217;re not alone. Millions of people suffer from spinal stenosis each day, and it&#8217;s the number one reason people over 65 years old have spine surgery Spinal stenosis describes the compression, or pinching, of your spinal cord, and it can occur due [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}