Effectiveness of a 6-week Specific Rehabilitation Program on Walking Capacity in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Inclusion Criteria: * being at least 50 years old * having a degenerative central LSS alone or in combination with other LSS types (e.g. foraminal, lateral) and/or a spondylolisthesis affecting one or multiple vertebral levels, confirmed by clinical history, physical examination and proper imaging * having NC associated with LSS * being able to speak and understand French * being willing to attend 3 intervention sessions per week * with a duration of signs and symptoms of at least 3 months * (7) being able to walk at least 20 meters without walking aid, but not being able to walk continuously for 30 minutes * being able to provide informed written consent. Exclusion Criteria: * congenital LSS, * symptomatic osteoarthritis (hip or knee) causing limited walking capacity * neurological disease affecting walking capacity such as Parkinson * uncontrolled diabetes * heart failure * intermittent claudication of vascular origin * impaired cognitive capacity * back or lower extremities surgery in the past 3 months