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*
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Burning pain
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Nothing reported yet
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Burning sensation in legs
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Nothing reported yet
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Pain in lower back
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Pain
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Fatigue
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*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 | Proportion | # of patients |
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<20 | 0 | |
20s | 5 | |
30s | 17 | |
40s | 37 | |
50s | 85 | |
60s | 50 | |
70+ | 24 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 44 | |
Female | 167 |