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Identifying the cause of a patient's cervical radiculopathy is essential to treatment selection, notes Dr. Freedman. While most cervical disk disease is treatable without surgery, if surgery is the best option, it is paramount that the surgeon identifies the specific anatomic problem and develops a surgical plan to fully address it, he says.
- What Is Radiculopathy?
- How Common Is Radiculopathy?
- How Does Radiculopathy Affect My body?
Radiculopathy is caused by a pinched nerve in your spine. More specifically, it happens when one of your nerve roots (where your nerves join your spinal column) is compressed or irritated. You might see it referred to as radiculitis. Radiculopathy will cause the area around your pinched nerve to feel painful, numb or tingly. Depending on where alon...
Radiculopathy is rare. While neck pain and back pain — especially lower back pain— are common problems, they’re rarely caused by radiculopathy.
The most obvious way radiculopathy affects your body is the pain and other symptoms it causes around your pinched nerve. Depending on how severe your symptoms are — and which type of radiculopathy you have — it might be hard or uncomfortable to sit, stand or move. For example, if you have cervical radiculopathy, it might be painful and difficult to...
May 2, 2023 · Similar to lumbar radiculopathy, pain that radiates along your shoulder or arm could be due to cervical radiculopathy. This is compression along a cervical nerve root in your neck. In some cases, the pain also can be felt in the hand. Typically, cervical radiculopathy is caused by a herniated disk, bone spur or narrowing of the spinal canal.
Dr. Russo has experience treating conditions like Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Lumbar Radiculopathy and Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve) among other conditions at varying frequencies. At present, Dr. Russo received an average rating of 4.7/5 from patients and has been reviewed 183 times.
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Mar 30, 2023 · Cervical radiculitis, sometimes called cervical radiculopathy, happens when a nerve in your upper spine is pushed on or inflamed. Informally, it’s usually called a pinched nerve in your neck ...
Cervical radiculopathy is caused by a pinched (or irritated) nerve in the neck. Physical therapists classify this condition as “neck pain with radiating pain” (1). Cervical radiculopathy can cause burning, numbness, tingling and weakness. The nerve irritation causes neck pain with radiating symptoms into the shoulder, upper back, arm, and hand.
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Jan 4, 2024 · Radiculopathy refers to a set of symptoms that occur from spinal nerve root compression. Pain, muscle weakness, and numbness are symptoms, presenting either individually or in some combination. Radiculopathy most commonly occurs from compression in the neck (cervical) or lower back (lumbar) regions. Causes of radiculopathy include problems with ...
