Radicular pain
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| Radicular pain | |
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| Specialty | Neurology  |
Radicular pain, or radiculitis, is pain "radiated" along the dermatome (sensory distribution) of a nerve due to inflammation or other irritation of the nerve root (radiculopathy) at its connection to the spinal column.[1] A common form of radiculitis is sciatica – radicular pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve from the lower spine to the lower back, gluteal muscles, back of the upper thigh, calf, and foot as often secondary to nerve root irritation from a spinal disc herniation or from osteophytes in the lumbar region of the spine.[2]
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References
- ^ Govind J (2004). "Lumbar radicular pain". Aust Fam Physician. 33: 409–12. PMID 15253601.
- ^ "Stretches to Reduce Sciatica". Friday, 20 January 2017