居所狹窄可能令居住的人不太舒適,但若神經線走過的腰椎管出現狹窄,就可能形成腰椎管狹窄症(1)。這種主要由年老退化引起的病變,壓迫到神經可引致腿部抽筋或麻痺無力,令患者走路時步履蹣跚,甚至出現間歇性跛行,行幾分鐘便要停下來休息,甚至可引起失禁問題(1)。其實只要治療得當,即使年紀大也可以走得又快又遠。
- 孫子敬醫生 骨科專科醫生
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