Talk:Radiculopathy

message: This topic deservies its own page, as noted in Talk:Sciatica.  So this is a really quick fix.  I must admit that the definition (not the forms) is a cut and paste job from .  I don't have time to fix, but maybe this is a start.
Root4(one) 13:13, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Page please fix 

message: (re-edit) Is there a misclassification?  I note from Arcadian's additions that Radiculopathy is primarily diseases of nerve roots (esp. spinal nerve roots) ... My limited research agrees.  It makes me think that Carpal tunnel syndrome is not truly radiculopathy but just classified as some form of peripheral neuropathy.  Possibly the same goes for Ulnar nerve entrapment, although it could be related to Cervical radiculopathy. This page may need a little cleanup. I removed CTS and UNE, we may also need to remove Piriformis syndrome as well. Root4(one) 22:39, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Ooops

message: This text was lost under ==See also==.  If proper sources can be found to support its claims, and it can be re-written without the jargon, then it can be re-inserted wherever it is appropriate:
A Radiculopathy concerns the IVF(what's this?) as mentioned above, but a radiculopathy can be different than a peripheral neuropathy.  By definition a radiculopathy is a lesion at the IVF, which contains nerves from only that segment of the cord.  So a peripheral neuropathy of say the ulnar/sciatic nerve contains more than one IVF level of the cord, therefore it is not a radiculopathy.
Sciatica, piriformis syndrome: are peripheral neuropathies, not radiculopathies
WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:54, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: IVF is the intervertebral foramen (otherwise known as transverse foramen - where nerve roots exit the spinal canal to become peripheral nerves). I understand the idea behind the text, differentiating true radiculopathy (caused by a foraminal irritation of the nerve root) from 'pseudo-radiculopathy' or peripheral neuropathy (caused by an irritation of the peripheral nerve, not the nerve root). However, I don't have a source off-hand that puts the idea together like this. I will see if I can find something though.Puhlaa (talk) 06:11, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lost text 

message: The first sentence in the Mechanism section -- "Most often the radiculopathy found in the patients are located in the cervical spine, more along C6-C8." -- refers to a journal article that does not contribute information relevant to this topic. The article, 'Causes of Hand Tingling in Visual Display Terminal Workers,' cites as its primary results, "The causes of hand tingling in order of frequency were: myofascial pain syndrome, 68%; cervical radiculopathy, 27%; rotator cuff syndrome, 11%; tenosynovitis, 8%; and carpal tunnel syndrome, 5%."https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3660483/ That data is irrelevant to the Mechanism of radiculopathy itself.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtshea05 (talk • contribs) 17:57, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect information under "Mechanism," please fix 

message: This section notes that cervical radiculopathy is less common than its lumbar counterpart, but then focuses solely on the former. There is epidemiological information available on lumbar radiculopathy, such as 'Characterization of the incidence and risk factors for the development of lumbar radiculopathy,' by Schoenfeld AJ, et al.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22543563 or 'Lumbosacral Radiculopathy,' by Gerard A Malanga et al.http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/95025-overview. A more qualified editor should edit this section to reflect the more common form of the condition.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtshea05 (talk • contribs) 18:20, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Epidemiology" data focuses solely on cervical radiculopathy, not the more common lumber form, please fix