How long can you do housework after lumbar spinal stenosis surgery needs to be based on the patient’s specific recovery situation, generally speaking, you can do housework normally after three months. Lumbar spinal stenosis is caused by lumbar spinal bony hyperplasia, ligamentum flavum hyperplasia, disc herniation and other diseases that cause the volume of the spinal canal to become smaller, compression of the dural sac, spinal cord, nerve roots, etc., which leads to lower limb pain, numbness, restricted movement and other neurological dysfunction symptoms. In general, 1 week after the operation, you can wear a waist cuff indoors to get out of bed appropriately, and when you are in bed, you can carry out straight-leg raising exercise as well as ankle pumping exercise. Daily activities can be carried out 1 month after surgery, avoiding bending activities, and normal walking and bending activities can be carried out after 3 months, and it is recommended that patients start to do household chores after 3 months because they need to bend or even bear weight. After surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, it is recommended that the patient undergoes a timely review in the hospital, completes the relevant examinations, and decides whether or not the patient can carry out household chores and other activities after clarifying the patient’s recovery situation.