Hi, my name is sammy66

sammy66

Hi is foraminal stenosis the same as spinal stenosis ?

sammy66

Hi is foraminal stenosis the same as spinal stenosis ?

thespiceman

Hello @sammy66 Pleased to meet you welcome.

Thank you for joining and sharing.

I am one of the team of community champions. We guide, advise and help new members who join the forum.

In response to your question. Understand we are not medical professionals. You should always ask your Doctor for advice and guidance.

Please if we as a community can help further be happy to do so.

Please take care.

@thespiceman

steve51

Good Evening and Welcome it’s great to meet you today??

I’m one of a number of Community Champion’s here at Scope.

I have found some info below for you: 

https://www.spine-health.com/glossary/foraminal-stenosis

Please please let me know if there’s anything else that I can help you with????

@steve51

Chloe_Alumni

Hi @sammy66 and a warm welcome to the community! To echo previous comments, this may be something you would like to ask a medical professional about. Is there anything else we can help with? The community is great for getting to know like-minded people and seeking advice. Please let me know if there is anything else we can do

Chloe_Alumni

Welcome to the community!

6080

Hi, foraminal stenosis is something I have in my lumbar spine. The difference is the the holes where the spinal roots exit the spine are narrowing causing pinching on the nerves. They are similar conditions. Mine is caused by spondylolisthesis where my vertebrae at L5 S1 is slipping forward and I have pars fractures. It causes alot of pain in my lower back and sciatica pain. Hope it helps.