Foraminal Stenosis

Neural Foraminal Stenosis Treatment Options.

Depending on the severity of the symptoms, managing foraminal stenosis through non-surgical neural foraminal narrowing treatment is quite common. Conservative foraminal stenosis treatment includes anti-inflammatory medications, cortisone injections, activity modification, physical therapy, and exercises.

Since some movements, such as bending over, can relieve pain, activity modification can help manage symptoms and are essential in foraminal narrowing treatment. Epidural steroid injections can provide temporary pain relief to help ensure the success of a foraminal stenosis treatment program.

Anti-Inflammatory Medication

Anti-inflammatory medicine and muscle relaxants are often the first steps in neural foraminal stenosis treatment. Depending on the severity of your condition your doctor will either recommend over the counter medicine or write you a prescription for stronger medication.

Physical Therapy

Neural foraminal narrowing treatment including physical therapy will often show promising results within the first few weeks of treatment. Your therapy program will be designed to help restore the flexibility and strength in your neck or back. By improving your strength and flexibility and correcting your posture, it should help to reduce your symptoms. It is important to note that a proper diagnosis should be attained before beginning a therapy program, as an improper diagnosis could lead to an incorrect treatment plan. If there is nerve compression with radiating pain leading into the extremities it should be investigated before proceeding further.

Rest

When painful symptoms suddenly flare up, resting could help to relieve the pain. It is important to note that extended rest could do more damage and hinder your neural foraminal stenosis treatment as muscles that are already weak may deteriorate further causing more painful symptoms.

Activity modification

Activity modification such as learning better posture or what triggers your pain and learning ways to avoid it may be a good way to avoid painful flare ups of symptoms.

Epidural Steroid Injections

Epidural steroid injections can be given for pain management depending on the advancement of your condition. Epidural injections can help you feel more comfortable so that you are more likely to successfully progress during physical therapy.

If conservative neural foraminal stenosis treatment fails to provide adequate pain relief, however, surgery may be recommended.

Are you a Candidate for Surgery?

If non surgical foraminal stenosis treatment fails to reduce your pain and other symptoms, you may be a surgical candidate. Our simple 3 step candidacy checking tool can get you started on a path to recovery in just minutes.

Begin 3 Step Diagnosis Process