Lumbar radiculopathy is very common and is estimated to occur in 3% to 5% of people at some point in their life. The vast majority of cases resolve with conservative management. Potential causes ...

Radiculopathy is the pinching of a nerve root (where nerves join/leave the spinal column). Pinching of the nerve roots can cause pain and numbness in areas controlled by that nerve. Symptoms of nerve ...

Lumbar radiculopathy, or sciatic neuritis, is a condition that usually results from a pinched nerve or a herniated disc, though other causes are possible. Typical symptoms are weakness, pain ...

With comparable outcomes at 2 years, posterior cervical foraminotomy may be an effective alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for patients with cervical radiculopathy, according ...

For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical ...