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Spinal Stenosis : Complications

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Injury can occur to the legs or feet due to lack of sensation. Infections may get worse because pain related to them may not be felt.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Surgical decompression does not stop the degenerative processes that cause spinal stenosis, and the condition can develop again. Nevertheless, most patients achieve good results with surgical decompression.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Paralysis is defined as complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group.The chain of nerve cells that runs from the brain through the spinal cord out to the muscle is called the motor pathway. Normal muscle function requires intact c...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Paralysis is defined as complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group.The chain of nerve cells that runs from the brain through the spinal cord out to the muscle is called the motor pathway. Normal muscle function requires intact c...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
An angle change of greater than 30 degrees often indicates significant weakness of the muscles and tendons that support the bladder.American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Urinary incontinence in women.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 22, 2008
Urinary incontinence is unintentional loss of urine that is sufficient enough in frequency and amount to cause physical and/or emotional distress in the person experiencing it.Approximately 13 million Americans suffer from urinary incontinence. Wo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Collagen implants are injections done to help control urine leakage that is caused by weak sphincters. Sphincters are muscles that allow your body to hold in urine.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 13, 2009
Vaginal sling procedures help control stress incontinence, urine leakage that can happen when you laugh, cough, sneeze, lift things, or exercise. They help close your urethra(the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside) and the bla...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 13, 2009
Placement of tension-free vaginal tape is a procedure to help control stress incontinence, urine leakage that can happen when you laugh, cough, sneeze, lift things, or exercise. The procedure helps close your urethra(the tube that carries urine fr...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 13, 2009
Urinary incontinence is unintentional loss of urine that is sufficient enough in frequency and amount to cause physical and/or emotional distress in the person experiencing it.Approximately 13 million Americans suffer from urinary incontinence. Wo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
General paresis is an impairment of mental function caused by damage to the brain from untreated syphilis.General paresis is one form of neurosyphilis. Today it is very rare.The syphilis infection damages the nerves of the brain.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 13, 2008
Bowel incontinence is the loss of bowel control, leading to an involuntary passage of stool. This can range from occasionally leaking a small amount of stool and passing gas, to completely losing control of bowel movements.Urinary incontinence, a ...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 2, 2008
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control the passage of gas or stools(feces) through the anus. For some people, fecal incontinence is a relatively minor problem that is limited to a slight occasional soiling of underwear, but for others it i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control the passage of gas or stools(feces) through the anus. For some people fecal incontinence is a relatively minor problem, as when it is limited to a slight occasional soiling of underwear, but for other...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Impaired sensation is often a signal that there something affecting a nerve or the nervous system. Changes in sensations are often subjective and difficult to describe, that is, experienced by the patient but difficult for the provider to diagnose and treat.
Source:Healthline
Date:October 31, 2007
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