Spinal Stenosis: Strong Evidence of Disability

The most excruciating pain I’ve ever experienced.

This is very painful. I wished there was a cure for it!

Thank you JESUS CHRIST you are a blessing. I have spinal stenosis grade 3 and I am confident thanks to you im moving forward

This man is very kind. I thank him for reaching out to me.

Thank you Mr. Ginsburg! I just found out that I won because of severe spinal stenosis, but really ALL YOUR VIDEOS HELPED. I knew how to answer properly without fibbing and in relation to how my work life was affected, all because you offered this information online. I can’t thank you enough for helping to change my life for the better. Now I can breathe again. Love from California ❤️

I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis about 7 years ago & in a wheel chair. I could not walk, stand or sit for more than a few minutes. The pain was in my buttocks & all the way down my legs. My son did some research on the condition & found that people who used an inversion table got good relief. I got one & started going on it twice a day. Within 3 months I was able to walk without the wheelchair. Now, I go on the table once a month for 10 minutes & it keeps the spinal stenosis under control. If you have spinal stenosis, get yourself an inversion table & use it every day until the pain goes away. I guarantee it.

I got right on SS Disability with no problems at all. Stenosis is no joke. It's very important to have an MRI done and any other documentation, also list any other illnesses or disability you may have. Took me around 9 months. Best wishes,,,,

My husband is 60. He had a crushing injury due to a tree falling on him pinning him under the tree. Crushed his right leg and knee and now spinal stenosis. He has worked in the medical field full time since he was 18. He has worked in the emergency Department for 23 years and can no way keep up that pace now. We are hopeful due to the severe nature of his injuries, his age and excellent work history he will have a strong case. Thank you for info on this !

Thank you so much for this information.

The criteria that I have read states that you have to either use a wheelchair or walk with two crutches, in order to gain disability for spinal stenosis. When I was in the army, I was diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis as well as severe multi-level degenerative disc disease. I was 29 at the time, and the physicians told me degenerative disc disease is common in most people however, they told me that my case was pretty bad and that my degeneration represented the spine of an 80 year old. I am mainly curious about the stipulations about having to be in a wheelchair or on two crutches.

Thank you for this video. I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis back in 2017. I also have excruciating sciatic pain as well. I’ve been a Home Health Aide for close to 17 years. Bathing clients, rolling them out of beds, etc is becoming really difficult.

Thank you for explaining in depth but simple enough to understand! This really helped me & actually made me tear up just watching it because I'm suffering & can relate.. I've dealt with Sciatica pain on & off for about 18 years now (I'm 36) & I've been able to manage. Today I just got an MRI today that shows " L4-L5 Disc Degeneration, Annular Degeneration with disc bulge resulting in mild central stenosis. Posterior midline annular tear. L5-S1 Annular Degeneration with paracentral left small disc protrusion with associated annular tear resulting in minimal lateral recess effacement." I was told in the past that this is mild & I'm too young that it couldn't be that bad. However, my pain has been very debilitating, especially after giving birth almost 3 years ago. I can tolerate a lot of pain but this is one of the worst I've experienced, and since I have a "mild" case, I don't look forward to when it gets worse. I feel bad for who suffer worse than I. I couldn't imagine it being any worse so this is just sitting on my heart dreadfully heavy.

Stenosis is just a fancy word for narrowing. I have the L-4 nL5 disc degenerated disc.I cant stand for more than 10 min now ..walking is minimal and lying down makes my pain go away. .I have very sharp shooting pain in both of my feet...It sucks.

This was one of the diagnosis with my adult son after months of being admitted to a local hospital here on Guam from a visiting neurologist from Hawaii. Apparently when my son fell ill with severe back pains and comatose from bilateral pneumonia, he awoke a month later and was unable to move his extremities. He was finally diagnosed after me constantly pleading to his hospital doctor to find out why he can't move. Apparently, when my son complained about back pains they (the ER doctor) attributed this pain to bilateral pneumonia. He soon fell in a coma. His spinal cord became inflamed and impinged itself in his T6 because of spinal stenosis. My son had worked 14 years before this occurred. Unfortunately, the people here at Social Security says he cannot receive Social Security Disability benefits because he lives on Guam , even though, he has contributed to SS through his employments. I was taken aback by this info. Though he receives regular Social Security (because he is bedridden and paralyzed) this barely makes ends meet in as far as him living in his own home. I had him move in with me, I quit my job to be his full time caregiver and Mother. I'm disabled myself, with bone spurs, osteomyelitis, arthritis and recovering from suffered a recent stroke. Trying to care for my son and myself staying at home most of the time, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. To say this is very hard, would be an understatement and yet we're not awarded Social Security Disability benefits all because we live on Guam. What are your thoughts on this?

Thnx,very helpful!!!

I’ve had that and just had my 2nd fusion. It’s been months and I still can’t stand too long , walk too far, or drive too far. I’m limited with sitting for 20-30 minutes before I need to lay down. I need to find a job as a bed tester. I’ll be 62 in 5 months, I’ve been out of work for 12 months. Goodness, I made great money as a physician assistant for 24 years, I blew through my savings with the 30 PT appointments, the copays for surgeon, pain management, COBRA, etc.. I ended up with an ulcer and gastritis taking NSAIDS for pain. I don’t wish this pain on anybody.

your videos are very informative. Thank you

This is so true. I have been unwell for going on 2 years now and getting worse. I can't work or anything and daily living is hard also. I can't even clean my home. I have moderate Central canal Stenosis all up my spine and l am living in so much pain. I am waiting to see a Rheumatologist plus an Orthopedic Surgeon for over 1 year now. This is heartbreaking. I don't know how l am going to deal with this. I feel my body is going paralyzed on me. Also in bed the pain is worse and it's hard to sleep.

I've been denied for years and now I was diagnosed with lumbar stenosis, bone spurs, bulging disc, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis in my 30/40's. It's unbearable. I can barely work no insurance, denied medicade. Can't afford treatments. I am at the end of my rope plus a terrible Lawyer

Thank goodness I work for myself from home. I couldn’t imagine full time employment. Now I’m at retirement age! My back pain has worsened with age! Spinal stenosis is very painful!