Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a nerve, leading to pain, numbness, or weakness. Also known as radicular ...

The L5 and S1 nerve roots are most commonly implicated in radicular pain. Typically, involvement of the L5 nerve root causes back pain that radiates down the lateral aspect of the leg to the top ...

The management of lumbar radicular pain has evolved considerably in recent years, ... A cluster of nerve cell bodies in a dorsal root of a spinal nerve involved in transmitting sensory information.

This advanced technique can be used to treat various types of nerve-related pain anywhere in the body, including knee pain and lower back pain. In this patient’s case, over 90 per cent of her ...