A common issue for pregnant women is sciatic nerve pain. Also called sciatica, or lumbar radiculopathy, it's described as a "radiating pain" that travels from the sciatic nerve, located in the ...

Background Clinical examination of patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy aims to clarify whether there is nerve root impingement. The aims of this study were to investigate the association ...

Surgical options aim to remove the pressure of the nerve root and may vary depending on the cause of radiculopathy and location in the spine (cervical vs. lumbar). Common surgical procedures are ...