Sciatic nerve pain (also called sciatica or lumbar radiculopathy) affects your lower back and can radiate to the thighs and ...

Background Clinical examination of patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy aims to clarify whether there is nerve root impingement ... of chronic radicular pain. Methods A total of 116 patients ...

In a new study, numerous genomic regions potentially affecting the structure of the discs and inflammatory factors were found ...

Manifestations vary according to the nerve root or roots involved (Figure 2). Pain and sensory symptoms are most common; motor weakness and reflex abnormalities may also be seen. The L5 and S1 ...

Hereditary risk factors for disc herniations were investigated in a study led by a University of Oulu research group, utilising data from FinnGen, the Estonian Biobank, and the UK Biobank. The study ...

The inclusion criteria were unilateral lumbar radiculopathy lasting for more than 12 weeks and one or more positive index tests consistent with nerve root affection. The intensity of the leg pain ...