Herniated lumbar disc may be asymptomatic or associated with lower limb radiculopathy. Most spinal surgeons would offer surgery following a period of conservative measures if the radiological and ...
Radiculopathy refers to nerve irritation caused by damage to the disc between the vertebrae. The damage may be caused by degeneration and/or traumatic injury. When nerves are irritated in the low back ...
Objective Lumbar radiculopathy (LR) often manifests as pain in the lower back radiating into one leg (sciatica). Unsuccessful back surgery is associated with significant healthcare costs and risks to ...
lumbar radiculopathy, arthritis, or any degenerative bone diseases in the past, you are at a higher risk of developing cervical radiculopathy. Older patients or patients who have recently been in ...
The cauda equina is the lumbar and sacral nerve roots extending ... and have unilateral or bilateral radiculopathy without weakness or sphincter dysfunction. This situation is not a surgical ...
Epidural steroid injections are commonly used for the treatment of lumbar radiculopathies which have failed ... Of 461 patients presenting with chronic radiculopathy (duration >12 weeks), 116 patients ...