Conservative management of lumbar spinal stenosis

Identifying patients likely to do well without surgery

Willibald Nagler Dr Nagler is Anne and Jerome Fisher Physiatrist-in-Chief, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and professor of rehabilitation medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York. Dr Hausen is assistant attending physiatrist, department of rehabilitation medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and clinical assistant professor, Cornell University Medical College.

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Harris S. Hausen Dr Nagler is Anne and Jerome Fisher Physiatrist-in-Chief, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and professor of rehabilitation medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York. Dr Hausen is assistant attending physiatrist, department of rehabilitation medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and clinical assistant professor, Cornell University Medical College.

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All physicians, but particularly those who treat middle-aged and elderly patients in primary care or other general care settings, encounter the many facets of lumbar spinal stenosis. Therefore, an awareness of the signs and symptoms and of the treatment options, especially the conservative measures that benefit many patients, is important. In this article, Drs Nagler and Hausen review this type of stenosis and describe approaches to management.

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