Lumbar radiculopathy
Symptoms over a nerve distribution to the leg due to compression of a spinal nerve or several of them due to: fracture, disc herniation, tumor, infection, a cyst, degenerative hypertrophic (overgrowth) changes, spinal stenosis, a hematoma or blood clot, a spinal deformity or instability.
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Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 41-year old asked:
What is lumbar radiculopathy?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is lumbar radiculopathy permanent?
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A 38-year old asked:
How do you treat lumbar radiculopathy?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is lumbar radiculopathy a permanent illness?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can you explain the diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy?
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A 44-year old asked:
I've got a lumbar radiculopathy and i'm wondering if this pain is for my lifetime or if it is treated the pain will go away permanently?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Lumbar radiculopathy: dr says i don't have disk problems, i've not had an injury to my back, so what else could cause that? Is it permenant?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can cervical & lumbar radiculopathy happen together?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you have cervical and lumbar radiculopathy together?
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A 27-year old female asked:
If not properly treated, how does cervical and lumbar radiculopathy progress, or does it? Could it lead to permanent damage or disability?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Lumbar radiculopathy: is it a life long problem, will pain come abc go, or will it get better? Is it safe to lift things? Any info I should know?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the treatment for lumbar radiculopathy?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Can acupuncture help lumbar radiculopathy?
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A 48-year old asked:
How are 'herniated disk' and 'lumbar radiculopathy' different?
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A 38-year old asked:
How does a 'herniated disk' differ from a 'lumbar radiculopathy'?
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A 37-year old asked:
I have been diagnosed with lumbar radiculopathy. What are the treatments?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the difference between 'herniated disk' and 'lumbar radiculopathy'?
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A 50-year old asked:
I'm diagnosed with lumbar radiculopathy , but MRI shows nothing , what can I do?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can lumbar radiculopathy cause isolated swelling in a single leg?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the difference between lumbar radiculopathy and lumbosacral spondylosis?
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A male asked:
Male 31yrs. Getting sharp headaches lasting 1-2 seconds since about 10 days. History: lumbar radiculopathy last year-brought under control by therapy?
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A 52-year old female asked:
My neurosurgeon diagnosed and stated I am disabled from cervical and lumbar radiculopathy. He said there is nothing surgical to fix the problems, and ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Dr told me i had multiple cerv and lumbar radiculopathies mri report didnt note anything abnormal I had an abnormal ncs and emg on l and r arm. Worry?
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A 41-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with Nerve root disorder, Lumbar radiculopathy, chronic, and my pain management said surgery is not needed and nothing more he can do.
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A 31-year old male asked:
Can lumbar radiculopathy cause temperature sensations in legs such as phantom cold feelings or phantom hot feelings?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I was recently diagnosed with lumbar stenosis, lumbar radiculopathy and spondylothesis. I was recomended laminectomy. I have no pain in the leg, just chronic low basinpain since 2009. Will the laminectomy help?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Mri saw disc herniation on l5/s1, very painful, all day/everyday, has it been misdiagnosed and be lumbar radiculopathy? If so, should MRI be reviewed?
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A member asked:
My friend has an acute form of lumbar radiculopathy, that made him unable to use his legs for over 2 months. Physical therapy didn't help. Surgery?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Can lumbar radiculopathy b due to pinched nerve? Took robaxin (methocarbamol) a month ago and exercises to do. No disc problems nor childbirth. Pain n back, legs, feet
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A 32-year old female asked:
Should I be on bed rest if I have lumbar radiculopathy in my lower back only (severe prickling in lower back and top of buttocks but none in legs and would flexeril help?
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