What are the symptoms of back spinal stenosis?

Many: Bachache, root pain baladder and bowl symptoms and sensory symptoms. Typically symptom are worsened after physical activity.

Leg pain: Depends on area stenotic lumbar gives leg pain with standing or walking neck gives arm pain and poor balance.

For many none: For some, this is an incidental finding that increases with age.On an imaging study but symptoms when they are present are called neurogenic claudication or pain in the legs with/without neurologixc symptoms like numbness with standing & walking relieved by sitting/bending over. As it worsens, standing/walking tolerance lessens. Occasionally, if high spine level tight, could just cause back pain.

Spinal Stenosis: Symptoms typically progress over time, as nerves become more compressed. You might experience: leg or arm weakness lower back pain with standing or walking numbness in your legs or buttocks balance problems sitting in a chair usually helps relieve these symptoms. However, they will return with periods of standing or walking.