Sciatica is caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve or its roots. Any condition which causes compression of the spinal cord, or the nerve roots emerging from the spinal foramina, causes sensory and ...

Lumbar radiculopathy is inflammation of a nerve root in the lower back that causes symptoms in the back and down the leg. Radiculopathy is pain and other neurological symptoms caused by the pinching ...

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has emerged as a pivotal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for the assessment of microstructural changes in nerve roots affected by lumbar disc herniation. By ...

The study was performed as part of a multicentre randomised controlled trial on the treatment effect of caudal epidural injections. [19] Eligible patients with suspected chronic lumbar radiculopathy, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Orthopedics Today Spine Section Editor Scott D. Boden, MD, said that while minimal incision decompression ...