How does a 'herniated disk' differ from a 'lumbar radiculopathy'?

A disc herniation: Is a piece of disc material that has left its normal boundaries. A lumbar radiculopathy is a compression of a nerve root or roots causing symptoms to travel into a leg or legs and can be caused by a disc herniation.

It can cause it: Typical symptoms of an acute lumbar radiculopathy are severe, lancinating pain in a consistent distribution. Other symptoms include numbness or tingling and occasionally weakness. Symptoms are usually better with rest and worse with activity. A herniated disc is one of the most common causes of a radiculopathy. Check out spine-health.Com.