{"id":11490,"date":"2026-09-29T05:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/physio-waidfuss.ch\/?p=11490"},"modified":"2026-10-13T08:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:27:30","slug":"spinal-canal-stenosis-symptoms-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/physio-waidfuss.ch\/en\/spinalkanalstenose-symptome-uebungen\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinal canal stenosis: When walking suddenly becomes a torture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spinal canal stenosis<\/h3>\n
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What is a spinal canal stenosis?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is a gradual process that severely restricts everyday life: you go for a walk, but after a few hundred meters your legs become heavy, tingly or painful. Only when you sit down or lean on the shopping cart while shopping does the pain subside.<\/p>\n

This phenomenon, often referred to as Posterior shoulder disease<\/b> This is the classic guiding symptom of a Spinal canal stenosis<\/b>. But what exactly happens in your body during this process, and why does prevention lead to such rapid relief?<\/p>\n

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The bony bottleneck in the back - the spinal canal<\/h3>\n
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The bony blockage in the back<\/h2>\n

In our spinal column, the Spinal canal<\/a> (Cervical canal), which protects the sensitive spinal cord and the exiting nerves. Over the years (usually starting at the age of 60), due to wear and tear, arthritis in the small vertebrae or thickened ligaments, this canal can become increasingly narrower.<\/p>\n

When you stand or walk upright, the lumbar spine undergoes a slight extension (hollow vertebra). This further narrows the canal anatomically \u2013 the nerves are pinched. However, if you bend forward, the spinal canal widens like a harmonica. The nerves have again room to move, and the pain subsides.<\/p>\n

Typical signs of spinal canal stenosis<\/h2>\n