Question 1

can lower bakc massage worsen radiculopathy?

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Possible: Anything is possible. It would not be typical for a gentle massage to worsen a radiculopathy however a more vigorous massage might.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: radiculopathy?

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Pinched nerve: A radiculopathy is the malfunctioning of a nerve root. This can be caused by many conditions such as a disc protrusion, tumor, trauma, inflammation or bony narrowing compressing the nerve root.  Often this term is confused with ruptured disc which can cause a radiculopathy

Question 3

are radiculitis and radiculopathy the same thing?

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Basically yes: Radiculitis refers to inflammation of a nerve root itself.  Radiculopathy refers to the symptoms that occur along the distribution of that nerve because of the inflammation.

Question 4

what is chronic neuropathic related to radiculopathy?

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Translation ?: Sounds like an EMG result.  The EMG can determine whether there has been nerve damage for 0-3, 3-6 or more than 6 months.  Chronic damage refers to weakness or numbness lasting more than 6 months, radiculopathy refers to where the damage is located- e.g. the nerve root.  Normally it is a nerve root from the neck or the lower back which affects an arm or a leg, respectively.  Hope that helps.

Question 5

can you tell me more about borderline left l5 radiculopathy?

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L5 radiculopathy: Usually an l-5 radiculopathy is caused by a disk bulge or herniation at l4-l5 where the nerve exits from the spinal canal through tie neuroforamen.  Radiculopathy may involve pain in a dermatome going to the dorsum of the foot tipically to the space between the great and second toes. It may cause foot drop or weakness of extension of the foot at the ankle.  It may cause numbness as the pain subsid.

Question 6

what's the difference between radiculopathy and referred pain?

Accepted Answer

1 is subset of other: Radiculopathy is specifically a problem with a spinal nerve root (like in math, radical = square "root").  Referred pain is one that is experienced distant from its source.  Radiculopathy is a form of a referred pain.  An example is an irritated nerve root in the lower back can cause pain in the foot.

Question 7

radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococogeal m54.18 what does that even actually mean for my diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

It is a: billing code for reimbursement purposes.  Sometimes billing codes do not completely reflect the actual symptoms or diagnosis.  That said,  radiculopathy means symptoms related to specific nerve roots, for example, sciatica.

Question 8

can you have radiculopathies with normal mri?

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Absolutely: Assuming you mean spine mri, disk disease is just one of many causes of radiculopathy.

Question 9

can a car accident aggravate c7 radiculopathy?

Accepted Answer

Whiplash: Cervical strain ie 'whiplash' can aggravate any preexisting condition in the neck including radiculopathy or changes in the disc.  Usually nsaids or Medrol (methylprednisolone) will best treat the symptoms.

Question 10

are the symptoms of cervical radiculopathy bad?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Radiating pain in arm, weakness of the arm, sensory changes--can be disabling in the very acute phase--this is why so many require and prefer surgery--untreated lead to muscle atrophy.

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