Narrowing of the lumbar foramen

Causes of lumbar foraminal narrowing

In fact, the lumbar spine also needs blood supply, so some holes are needed on the lumbar spine to maintain normal blood transportation. These holes are called intervertebral foramina, but some people find that they often feel pain in their lumbar spine, so they go to the hospital for examination and find that the intervertebral foramina are narrowed. There are many reasons for the narrowing of the intervertebral foramen. Next, I will explain in detail why the intervertebral foramen in the human body becomes narrower.

From the perspective of modern medicine, the common causes of lumbar spinal stenosis are as follows:

⑴ Developmental lumbar spinal stenosis: This type of spinal stenosis is caused by congenital developmental abnormalities.

⑵ Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: mainly caused by degenerative lesions of the spine.

⑶ Spondylolisthesis lumbar spinal stenosis: When spondylolisthesis occurs due to nonunion or degeneration of the lumbar isthmus, the upper and lower spinal canals shift forward and backward, causing the spinal canal to narrow further. At the same time, spondylolisthesis can promote degenerative changes and aggravate spinal stenosis.

⑷ Traumatic spinal stenosis: When the spine is traumatized, especially when the trauma is severe and causes spinal fracture or dislocation, spinal stenosis often occurs.

⑸ Iatrogenic spinal stenosis: In addition to surgical errors, it is mostly caused by hypertrophy of the interspinous ligament and yellow ligament or thickening of the vertebral lamina in the bone grafting area after spinal fusion surgery, especially after posterior vertebral lamina decompression and then local bone grafting and fusion. As a result, the spinal canal becomes narrower and compresses the cauda equina or nerve roots, causing lumbar spinal stenosis.

⑹ Various inflammations of the lumbar spine: including specific or non-specific inflammation, neoplasms in the spinal canal or on the wall, etc. can cause spinal stenosis. Various deformities such as senile kyphosis, scoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis, fluorosis, Paget's disease and vertebral loosening can cause spinal stenosis.

Food therapy

⒈25g kelp, 15g lychee, 15g fennel. Add water and boil, drink once a day.

⒉ 500g raw leek (or root), mash the juice and drink it warm, 500ml each time, twice a day.

⒊ 300g of mussels. Dry and grind into powder, stir-fry with 150g black sesame seeds, mix well, take one spoon each morning and evening.

⒋15g sesame seeds and 100g rice. Wash the sesame seeds with water, fry them until they turn slightly yellow, grind them into a paste, and add rice to cook porridge. Take one dose daily with breakfast.

5. Black sesame 15g,

10g coix seed. Grind once a day.