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The text outlines typical etiologies, including disc herniation or foraminal stenosis from degenerative narrowing, and non-mechanical inflammatory causes such as infection, neoplasm, and vascular injury. It explains nerve-root anatomy, classic dermatomal radiating pain, and diagnostic approaches when compression is not obvious on MRI, including EMG and MRI selection criteria. It further summarizes clinical presentations and key physical tests.","cbCair9WDbwkQiJl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair9WDbwkQiJl","pdf",2917783,1,6,"English","en","# Introduction\n# Clinical Presentation of Radiculopathy Pain\n## Lumbar radiculopathy\n## Cervical radiculopathy\n# Diagnosis\n# Epidural Steroid Injection Approaches","[{\"question\":\"What is radiculopathy and what nerve structures does it involve?\",\"answer\":\"Radiculopathy is a disease process that affects the function of one or more nerve roots. 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MRI is used when radiculopathy, myelopathy, or alarm symptoms are present; if compression is not evident on MRI, EMG can be useful, and chemical radiculitis is noted as a potential explanation.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":85,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":87,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":30}]