Kate Corr discusses the link between memory and music and the famous musicians who have carried on playing despite a dementia diagnosis. When country legend Glenn Campbell announced his diagnosis with Alzheimerâs in 2011 he decided to embark on a farewell tourâ¦which ended up lasting two years and 151 songs.
Spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing (stenosis) of the spinal canal that may occur in any of the regions of the spine. This narrowing causes a restriction to the spinal canal, resulting in a neurological deficit. Symptoms include pain, numbness, paraesthesia, and loss of motor control.
The most common cause of lumbar spinal stenosis is changes in the spine that can happen as you get older. These changes include thickening of soft tissues, development of bony spurs, and gradual breakdown of spinal discs and joints.pinal stenosis usually happens gradually. Symptoms may start when the changes begin to squeeze the spinal cord or its nerve roots. These age-related changes often happen when you have certain disorders: 1  Arthritis of the spine wears away joint cartilage and causes bony growths (spurs).