Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has emerged as a pivotal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for the assessment of microstructural changes in nerve roots affected by lumbar disc herniation.

Lumbar radiculopathy is pain and other neurological symptoms caused by pressure on a nerve root in your lower back. Learn about its symptoms, causes, and treatment.

The sciatica-associated elevations were seen in nerve roots on the side of affected legs and in spinal cord segments known to process sensory signals from the legs.

The inclusion criteria were unilateral lumbar radiculopathy lasting for more than 12 weeks and one or more positive index tests consistent with nerve root affection.

Using a new endoscopic technique to treat patients with spondylosis-induced lumbar nerve root compression shows promising results, according to researchers from Japan. “Although spinal fusion is ...

A pinched nerve can be very painful—no matter where it’s located in your body. If you experience one in your back, it can travel to other parts of the body and cause sharp pain, tingling, numbness, or ...

On the left lower image, one can clearly see that this lesion is extradural. On the parasagittal scan on the right, note the normal nerve roots with surrounding epidural fat, contrasted with the ...

These sensory and motor nerve roots unite to create the 31 spinal nerves, each named for the individual vertebra from which it exits. The spinal nerves further divide into anterior and posterior rami.

The sciatica-associated elevations were seen in nerve roots on the side of affected legs and in spinal cord segments known to process sensory signals from the legs.