Neural foraminal narrowing means the small opening where a spinal nerve exits has become tighter than normal.
Symptoms can include neck or back pain with pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness traveling into an arm or leg because the exiting nerve may be irritated.
Imaging helps show which opening is narrowed, what is causing the narrowing, and whether the nearby nerve is likely being compressed.
MRI and CT help show whether disc bulges, bone spurs, or other changes are crowding the exiting nerve root.
Management depends on symptoms and may include physiotherapy, pain management, injections, or spine surgery in selected cases.
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