What are some homeopathic and/or physical therapy treatments for spinal stenosis?

Flatten your back: Physical therapy can instruct a person on tummy (abdominal) strengthening and pelvic tilts. By flattening the curve of the low back, the space for the nerves (both the main channel and the holes where the nerves go in and out) enlarge. This can be effective in milder stenosis. It does depend on muscle strength and endurance.

Several: You can learn some exercises at physical therapy aimed at opening up your spinal canal like williams flexion exercises while bike riding, rowing and walking up an inclined treadmill will give good cardio workouts without further narrowing your spinal canal.

Surely...: There are a number of remedies for spinal stenosis; but none are miracle cures! check with your primary care physician before starting any new treatments/supplements; you may also need a good orthopedist and some imaging studies(xray, mri, etc) to obtain a baseline for the degree of your 'stenosis'. Physical therapy can help as well. Best of luck!

Yes : There are exercises you can learn. Through pt for spinal stenosis as well as trying a zero degree lordosis back support. Exercises like biking, rowing and walking up an incline will flex your spine creating more of an opening of the spinal canal.

None that work: Traction can help foraminal stenosis but not central canal stenosis tempory relief at best.

Yes : First, only 15% of stenosis patients have progressive symptoms & 15% improve while the remainder stay the same. Simple treatment includes exercise with the spine in a flexed position such as biking or walking up an incline or rowing. Aquatic workouts can be helpful as can a brace with no lordosis built into it, .

Look into: Read about Traumeel. This is in no way my endorcement of this product for your condition but it has been helpful in osteoarthritis of the lower extremity joints. In terms of physical therapy, discuss your options with your doctor

No: Howevert allopathic care has a high sucess rate doc eval, mri, esi, surgery the only to make the canal bigger reverse stenosis is to physically make the canal bigger laminectomy 94% sucess rate for leg symptoms.