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Radilculitis



Animation of pain radiating from spine to toes

What Is Radiculitis?

Radiculitis is a nerve problem that starts in the spine and causes symptoms that can be felt in either of your arms or legs depending on if it is in your neck or back. It is not an actual condition but is a term used to describe the symptoms felt when a nerve or nerve root is pinched, irritated, inflamed, or simply put, just not working properly.

Radiculitis can affect any part of the spine, but it most commonly occurs in the lower back or in the neck. Radiculitis is often referred to as radicular pain when pain is the only symptom a person is feeling.


Note From Dr. Liu radiculitis can either be chronic, intermittent, or acute pain.

What is Radicular Pain?

Radicular pain is pain that radiates along a nerves path; it starts at the injury site and radiates outwards through the extremities. Radicular pain is usually caused when the chemical in our disc comes through a crack and touches a nerve. It also happens when pressure is placed on a nerve from other conditions such as a herniated disc or foraminal stenosis. Certain activities or positions usually make radicular pain worse.

Radiculitis is best treated in its early stages. As the condition gets worse, it is possible for certain muscles to get weaker, causing more treatment to be needed to fix this new problem.

The other common problem that can happen when treatment is delayed is over developed muscles. This happens when someone suffering from radicular pain uses the muscles that cause less pain more to avoid the symptoms.

Are you suffering from Radiculitis?

To help determine if you are suffering from radiculitis, we offer a very simple 3 step process that will help provide you the answers you need to make the most informed decision you can on what treatment is best for you.

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