What is 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 radiculopathy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with 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 radiculopathy*

Who has radiculopathy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 18
40s 38
50s 84
60s 46
70+ 19

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 43
Female 163