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Lower Back Pain. MRI Shows Mild Absolute Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Can I Undergo Treadmill Test?
A week back I had sever lower back pain and MRI showed that I have mild absolute lumber spinal stenosis . I have taken bed rest, medication and physiotherapy . With this As on today I do not have pain. I need to under go trade mill test for at least 20 minutes of as a part of job requirement. Please advice can I under go.
Mon, 7 Jan 2013
Hi Mr Jyothishetti,
There is no specific contraindication from undergoing a treadmill test due to the lumbar canal stenosis. There is a risk that if you get your back pain, this may limit your performance on the treadmill test. Further, there is also a small chance that the effort of the treadmill test can cause worsening of the low back pain.
hope this helps.
There is no specific contraindication from undergoing a treadmill test due to the lumbar canal stenosis. There is a risk that if you get your back pain, this may limit your performance on the treadmill test. Further, there is also a small chance that the effort of the treadmill test can cause worsening of the low back pain.
hope this helps.
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