Leg pain when you walk? For spinal stenosis, slipped vertebra and compression fractures — from conservative care to surgery, a case-specific plan.
Dr. Özgür Akşan · Neurosurgery · İzmir, Türkiye
Send your MRI / CT and we will review the narrowing and your options together — a second opinion is welcome.
Degenerative spine disease is not a single condition; the site of narrowing, any slip and the bone status shape the approach. Every case is assessed individually.
Narrowing of the spinal canal compresses the nerves; it typically shows as leg pain and numbness on walking that eases when you stop or bend forward (neurogenic claudication).
When one vertebra slips forward over the one below, back pain and nerve compression can follow; the slip's grade and stability shape the approach.
In age- and osteoporosis-related compression fractures, pain and postural change may occur; in selected cases vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty is considered.
Many mild to moderate cases are managed with physiotherapy, activity adjustment and, where appropriate, interventional pain methods. Surgery — decompression to relieve the nerves, with stabilization added if there is a slip or instability — is considered when symptoms do not respond, walking is markedly limited, or weakness develops. The right path is decided together, case by case. This page is for general information and does not replace a medical consultation.
Neurosurgeon
A careful, case-specific approach to spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis and spinal compression fractures — with a realistic assessment of conservative and surgical options, especially for age-related degenerative conditions.