Nerve root irritation which is caused by either compression of the nerve root where it emanates from the spinal cord area or from a stretch injury or inflammation of the nerve This causes symptoms in the area that the nerve root supplies in the extremity This may occur in the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spine area and involve any of these nerve roots
Disease of the nerve roots in or near the spinal canal as a result of direct pressure from a disc, or inflammation of the nerve roots due to disc or spinal joint disease
Pain, and other symptoms like numbness, tingling, and weakness in your arms or legs that are caused by a problem with your nerve roots
Dysfunction of a nerve root by any cause Symptoms are weakness, pain, numbness or tingling or a combination of these
A disturbance of function or pathologic change in one or more nerve roots
A usually painful disturbance of function or pathologic change in one or more nerve roots
pinched nerve usually from a herniated, or slipped, disk; can cause a shooting pain often described as an electrical feeling
Pain in the distribution of a single nerve Manifested usually as arm or leg pain Typically from a herniated disc in the back or neck; aka "pinched nerve "