Physiatrist, Medical Director @ St. Lukes Physical Medicine Rehabilitation
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United States
Your spine is a conglomeration of 33 vertebrae that protect your spinal cord. Your spinal cord runs through the center of your vertebrae and uses them for protection from injury. Your spinal cord is home to nerve roots that are extended throughout your body. When one of these nerve roots are pinched or damaged a person can experience pain in different areas around the body. This irritation of a nerve root is called Radiculopathy. This article will talk about the causes of Radiculopathy and how non-opioid treatment can help to relieve the symptoms of Radiculopathy.