Radiculopathy is radiating pain due to nerve irritation. It typically comes from compression of the nerve because of disc herniations, osteophytes (bone spurs), collapsing disc height or buckled ligaments because of the collapse, facet hypertrophy (overgrown facet joints), congenitally small canal or foraminal spaces or other cause.
Even without substantial nerve compression, some people can have substantial radiculopathy because of chemical irritation of the nerve roots. The herniated disc leaks chemicals that are neurotoxic.
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