If the pain is persistent and does not respond to these measures, surgery is considered to relieve the pressure on the nerves or<unk>  cord. Surgery is performed on the neck or lower back, depending on the site of the nerve compression. Regarding indications for laminectomy, a complicated, nonrandomized analysis of a randomized controlled trial of laminectomy\, in patients with:neurogenic claudication or radicular leg pain with associated neurologic signs,<unk>  stenosis shown on cross-sectional imaging, and degenerative spondylolisthesis shown on lateral radiographs obtained with the patient in a standing position. The patients had had persistent symptoms for at least 12 weeks and had been confirmed as surgical candidates by their physicians. Patients with adjacent levels of stenosis were eligible; patients with spondylolysis and isthmic spondylolisthesis were not."found that patients: treated surgically showed substantially greater improvement in pain and function during a period of 2 years than patients treated nonsurgically.
Spinal stenosis surgery
Spinal cord compression surgery
Spinal stenosis medical therapy
Scoliosis medical therapy
Spinal cord compression medical therapy
Parkinson's disease surgery
Back pain surgery
Back pain medical therapy