What is spinal stenosis?
Can spinal stenosis cause dizziness?
What are its symptoms?
Is spinal stenosis a permanent disability?
Discover the answers to these questions and more!
What is Spinal Stenosis?
Normally, your spinal canal acts as a safe channel, wrapping your spinal cord in protection.
However, if something causes your spinal canal to narrow, it can put pressure on your spinal cord and attached nerves – a condition known as spinal stenosis.
Spinal stenosis is a condition wherein your spinal canal narrows.
It may cause back pain and other nerve-related problems.
Symptoms of Spinal Stenosis
Below are some signs and symptoms of spinal stenosis:
- Dizziness
- Neck pain
- Weakness in a hand, arm, foot, or leg
- Back pain
- Numbness or tingling in a foot or leg
- Spinal stenosis and bladder problems (in severe cases, it can cause bowel or bladder dysfunction)
Is Spinal Stenosis A Permanent Disability?
If you have spinal stenosis, and it is severe enough that you are unable to work or perform normal day-to-day activities, it may result in permanent disability.
In this case, you might want to apply for Social Security disability benefits.
If you have spinal stenosis and you believe that it is permanent and will force you to be out of work for at least 1 year, then you could be considered disabled by the SSA and you may qualify for disability.
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