Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - Other Treatment
Physical therapy is an important part of nonsurgical and postsurgical treatment for spinal stenosis. Physical therapy can reduce pain, improve function, and build muscle strength. Your physical therapist may teach you exercises to strengthen your abdominal muscles, which will help support your spine. You may also learn exercises to help maintain flexibility and reduce inflammation.
Other types of treatment, such as alternative and complementary medicine therapies, are used by some people to relieve pain from spinal stenosis. These therapies include acupuncture, ultrasound, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. Experts do not know if these therapies can relieve symptoms very well.
TENS, or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, is a back pain treatment that uses low voltage electric current to relieve pain. TENS is typically done with a TENS unit, a small battery-operated device. The device can be hooked to a belt and is connected to two electrodes. The electrodes carry an electric current from the TENS machine to the skin. Many pharmacies and medical supply stores, though, carry products called TENS belts or TENS support belts. These products claim to use TENS technology...
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