Spinal radiculopathy (SR) is a multifactorial nerve root injury that can result in significant
pain, psychological stress and disability. It can occur at any level of the spinal column with …

Study Design. Prospective case-control study of multifidus muscle atrophy in 39 patients with
unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy and lumbosacral disc herniation and 20 controls …

Study Design. The authors investigated gait abnormalities and mechanical hypersensitivity
associated with invertebral disc herniation in a rat model of radiculopathy. Further evaluation …

Persons with back, neck, and limb symptoms constitute a major referral population to
specialists in electrodiagnostic (EDX) medicine. The evaluation of these patients involves …

Background and Objective: Previous studies demonstrated that the prevalence of lumbar
disc herniation (LDH) is relatively high. This investigation aimed to evaluate the size of …

Study Design. This longitudinal experimental study was conducted to investigate
electrophysiologic characteristics, pain behavior, and histological changes in a rat model of …

Object Application of the nucleus pulposus (NP) to the nerve root has been developed as a
model of lumbar radicular pain. The relationship between disc degeneration and the …

Introduction Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) has received significant attention as a mediator
of lumbar radiculopathy, with interest in TNF antagonism to treat radiculopathy. Prior studies …

Background Nucleus pulposus of intervertebral discs has proinflammatory characteristics
that play a key role in neuropathic pain in lumbar herniated intervertebral disc. One of the …