Lumbar radiculopathy
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Lumbar radiculopathy

What is Lumbar Radiculopathy? When radiating pain and/or tingling numbness(radiculopathy) occurs in the lower extremity due to nerve roots compression at the lower back at the lumbar spine level, it is called lumbar radiculopathy, also known as sciatica because nerve roots that originate from lumbar spine make the sciatic nerve. The lower back is the…