Radiculopathy Treatment
BioHealth Pain Management Specialists
Radiculopathy can cause pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness that travels from the spine into an arm or leg. BioHealth Pain Management provides personalized radiculopathy treatment to reduce nerve pain, improve mobility, and address the condition causing nerve irritation.
What Is Radiculopathy?
Radiculopathy develops when a spinal nerve root becomes compressed, inflamed, or irritated. It may occur in the neck, known as cervical radiculopathy, or the lower back, known as lumbar radiculopathy.
Common causes include herniated discs, spinal stenosis, bone spurs, and age-related changes in the spine.
Symptoms may include:
- Neck or lower back pain
- Pain that travels into an arm or leg
- Numbness or tingling
- Muscle weakness
- Burning or electric sensations
- Changes in reflexes
Benefits of Radiculopathy Treatment
The right treatment may help relieve pain, reduce nerve inflammation, restore strength, and improve everyday movement. Addressing the underlying cause may also help prevent symptoms from becoming more limiting.
If radiating pain, numbness, or weakness is affecting your daily life, contact BioHealth Pain Management at 424-360-0066 to schedule an evaluation.
How Is Radiculopathy Treated?
Treatment depends on the affected nerve and the cause and severity of your symptoms. Options may include medication, physical therapy, activity modifications, epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, or other minimally invasive pain management procedures.
Frequently Asked Questions
Radiculopathy may cause sharp, burning, or electric pain that travels from the neck or back into an arm or leg. Numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness may also occur.
Radiculopathy can affect nerve roots in different areas of the spine. Sciatica is a type of lumbar radiculopathy involving pain along the sciatic nerve.
Diagnosis may include a medical history, physical examination, strength and reflex testing, and imaging such as an MRI. Additional nerve testing may be recommended when necessary.
Epidural steroid injections or selective nerve root blocks may help reduce inflammation and pain caused by an irritated or compressed spinal nerve.
Seek urgent medical care for sudden bowel or bladder problems, numbness around the groin, severe or rapidly worsening weakness, loss of coordination, fever, or symptoms following a serious injury.