Lumbar spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis are two separate disorders, but lumbar spondylolisthesis may lead to spinal stenosis.
Narrowing of the internal space of the spinal canal for various reasons can cause spinal stenosis, which compresses the spinal cord or nerve roots in the spinal canal, causing a series of neurological dysfunctions and symptoms such as pain and urinary and bowel disorders.
Lumbar spondylolisthesis includes disorders of the small joints of the vertebrae caused by degenerative factors in the lumbar spine itself, as well as spondylolisthesis caused by congenital developmental abnormalities, and patients suffering from lumbar spondylolisthesis may suffer from spinal stenosis as a result of localized compression.
Both spinal stenosis and lumbar spondylolisthesis may cause pain, numbness and other symptoms. Patients suffering from spinal stenosis or lumbar spondylolisthesis should consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the problem and standardize the treatment under the guidance of the doctor.