Background Clinical examination of patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy ... the level and side of the radiculopathy, was performed. Results The prevalence of disc herniation was 77.8%.

Radiculopathy ... mid-back lumbar spine or lower back sacrum, connecting the spine to the hips coccyx or tail bone Each vertebra is cushioned from its neighbor by an intervertebral disc.

These bones, or vertebrae, enclose and protect a cylinder of nerve tissues known as the spinal cord ... degenerative disc disease, disc herniation, radiculopathy, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis ...

degenerative disc disease resulting in low back pain (LBP) and (3) focal disc prolapse resulting in compression of the spinal nerve root producing the clinical picture of radiculopathy or sciatica.

This study included patients with symptoms suggesting lumbar radiculopathy. Patients were recruited by screening and referral from general practitioners, and those with large disc herniation ...