Lumbar Radiculopathy for the USMLE Step 1 

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That's terrible! We hope you get some relief ❤

@@physeo-USMLE thanks I hope so

@Joshua Offutt did you get a MRI

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Hi even I have muscle twitching in my abdominals, back, near ribs, hip, thighs. Stay strong . There is a treatment for everything. Even I am looking up my symptoms.

Also, have u been diagnosed for radiculopathy? Do u have pain down the leg on standing, walking or bending forward? I was diagnosed by a physical therapist of disc protrusion and lumbar radiculopathy just by my symptoms, but it's been over 3 months, my symptoms are more or less same and pain is worse. Thinking to do mri. U pls do mri too (see an orthopaedic doctor first). Hope this helps

@@anjanaiyer6120 I haven't been diagnosed with anything yet, tomorrow I will go to see a neurologist although I did for some time suspect radiculopathy I think my symptoms are described better with Cidp but the pain on my hip to spine is growing so maybe and I hope you are right

Hey! Thanks for reaching out. This is a little bit of a confusing topic, but our image at the end should help clarify why the L5 nerve root is compressed. For Step 1 purposes you should know that the nerve that's affected is typically below the level of where the herniated disc has occurred. This is in line with what is taught in other popular review resources such as First Aid 2019 page 446. In real practice this is a bit trickier and if you'd like to learn more about it, then there is also an awesome article in UpToDate on lumbar radiculopathy: www-uptodate-com.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/contents/acute-lumbosacral-radiculopathy-pathophysiology-clinical-features-and-diagnosis?search=L4-L5%20nerve%20root%20compression§ionRank=1&usage_type=default&anchor=H9&source=machineLearning&selectedTitle=1~150&display_rank=1#H9). Hopefully that all helps!

Physeo - USMLE Step 1 Prep this is because traversing nerve root is affected in lumbar radiculopathy, right ?