What is lumbar radiculopathy?
Radiculopathies, also known as nerve root disorders, is any disease of the spinal nerve roots and spinal nerves. They can result in pain, numbness in the area of skin that is mainly supplied by the affected spinal nerve and and weakness of muscles stimulated by the affected nerve root.
How do members experience lumbar radiculopathy?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with lumbar radiculopathy*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for lumbar radiculopathy*
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Who has lumbar radiculopathy on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
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<20 | 0 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 4 | |
40s | 11 | |
50s | 16 | |
60s | 12 | |
70+ | 4 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 9 | |
Female | 39 |
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