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 ...

Radiculopathy can occur in the neck, upper back and lower back/buttocks. The nerves that control movement and sensation throughout the body exit the spinal column through small holes called foramina.

Thus, a left L5-S1 disc herniation compresses the left ... Although most recover without surgery, patients with large midline lumbar HNPs may suffer significant neurological impairment.