Introduction: Lumbar canal stenosis is a spinal canal narrowing by osseous and non- osseous factors, leading to nerve roots compression. The following are the clinical symptoms seen in patients of lumbar stenosis i.e. radicular pain or atypical leg pain, neurogenic claudication, weakness and bowel/ bladder abnormalities. In this study we used MRI to evaluate lumbar canal stenosis and degenerative changes in spine. Materials And Methods:Patients who came to the Radiodiagnosis department, MMC, Muzaffarnagar with low back pain with/without radiculopathy were studied. MRI lumbo-sacral spine was performed and images of the lumbar spine were interpreted, to locate the degenerative findings and degree of spinal canal stenosis. Study population included 150 patients in age of 20-60 years of both male and female gender. Results:Lumbar central canal stenosis was seen in 97.3% (146 out of 150) participants and 42.6% (64 out of 150) participants had lateral foraminal stenosis.The mean age of this study group is 43± 6 years, and an explanation to this is degenerative changes. Around42.6% (64 out of 150) participants had lateral foraminal stenosis and 97.3% (146 out of 150) participants had central canal stenosis. Conclusion:MRI is non-invasive with no known morbidity, and no radiation exposure. It‘s role in detection, localization and characterization of various degenerative pathologies of spine is commendable and also helps in arriving at a correct anatomical diagnosis thereby guiding further workup for the patient. It can evaluate spinal canal morphology, intervertebral foramina and nerve roots.