Image Attribution: By www.scientificanimations.com – http://www.scientificanimations.com/wiki-images/, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74697100 Back pain is one of the leading causes of visits to the doctor and missed work (1). Some 16 million Americans live with chronic back pain. Conditions causing back pain vary greatly but include pulled muscles, ruptured or herniated vertebral discs, arthritis and osteoporosis, and …
What is lumbar radiculopathy? Lumbar radiculopathy is the medical term for irritation of a spinal nerve root in the low back. According to epidemiological studies, the overall prevalence of at least one episode of back pain in the general population is between 15%-60% (1,2). Lumbar radiculopathy, which is not the same as low back pain, …
What is cervical radiculopathy? Cervical radiculopathy is a medical term that describes radiculopathy, or a problem with a spinal nerve, in the neck. There are 83 new cases of cervical radiculopathy diagnosed every year per 100,000 people (1). Radiculopathy, or nerve damage, usually happens because of the progressive development of arthritis in the neck over …
Arthritis is the medical word for irritation or inflammation involving a joint, and it is one of the most common chronic medical conditions in the world. According to recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control, 54.5 million adults in the United States (22.7%) have been diagnosed with some form of arthritis by a …
Radiculopathy Overview Before we break down the word radiculopathy, a small amount of anatomy knowledge is necessary. Bear with us! Most know that nerves are what allow us to feel, sense, and experience things like touch, pain, heat, and pressure. Those nerves are like branches, and they all meet up at the spinal cord, which …
