Dr. Donald Corenman, MD, DC (neckandback.com | 970-479-5895), is a Colorado spine surgeon and dedicated researcher and lecturer of all areas of the spine. He recently created the website listed above for patients, physicians, colleagues and other spine surgeons to use as a 2nd resource when seeking out information on conditions and surgical options relating to the spine. Dr. Corenman is an expert in all degenerative conditions, as well as sports-related and traumatic injuries of the spine. As a Colorado spine surgeon, performs state-of-the art surgeries to correct these conditions in his patients. He recently created this video on lumbar foraminal stenosis to provide an explanation of a pinched nerve in the lower back. Lumbar foraminal stenosis is condition of the spine that is very similar to lumbar spinal stenosis because it involves the narrowing of an area within the spinal canal. The individual nerves will exit through a small hole in the side of the spine in between the two vertebrae. This nerve root exiting occurs at every level in the spine. This condition is different than lumbar central stenosis where all the nerves in the canal are compressed. With lumbar foraminal stenosis, the compression is at the exit hole of the nerve (the foramen). This causes the pinched nerve in the lower back. Since the exiting hole is known as the foramen, narrowing of this hole is called foraminal stenosis. The stenosis is caused by the clogging of this nerve opening with bone spur …

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