A person can have either congenital or acquired spinal stenosis. Congenital spinal stenosis means that the person has had the condition from birth. Only 9% of spinal stenosis cases are congenital.

Spinal stenosis can also be congenital, meaning some people are born with the condition. “Stenosis occurring prior to the age of 60 is usually due to an underlying, often congenital, structural ...

Ignoring a slipped disc can lead to sciatica or spinal stenosis, causing chronic pain and mobility issues. Manipal Hospital ...

Some patients are born with a degree of spinal stenosis, and this is referred to as congenital (born with) spinal stenosis. In this case the spinal anatomy is altered and the architecture is built ...

There are several possible underlying causes of spinal stenosis including congenital conditions, tumors, bone growths or degeneration. Spinal stenosis in earlier ages is most often due to congenital ...

Spinal stenosis can be congenital (the result of a birth defect), but the condition is much more likely to be acquired, especially as a person ages and experiences more wear and tear on the spine.

Spinal stenosis surgery helps to reopen your spinal canal, the channel in your backbone that houses your spinal cord and other nerves. A doctor does the surgery when the space in the canal narrows ...