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By Anne Asher, About.com Guide to Back & Neck Pain since 2005

Radiculopathy and Nerve Root Pain

Sunday May 15, 2005
Damage to the nerve root, called radiculopathy, can cause considerable back pain. Understanding the anatomy of the nerve roots and their associated dermatomes can help you make sense of diagnosises such as "chronic nerve root damage" or "lumbar radiculopathy".

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March 18, 2008 at 6:14 am
(1) Ray says:

I have had 2 neck operations and I still have a lot of pain.I just found out that I have nerve damage in my neck where the nerves branchs out from the verberates.I wish there was something to relieve the pain than more surguries.

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