Lumbar foraminal neuropathy: an update on non-surgical management
10.3344/kjp.2019.32.3.147
- Author:
Young Kook CHOI
1
Author Information
1. New Jersey Pain Medicine for the Difficult and Failed Pain, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway, Rahway, NJ, USA. choiyomd@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Constriction, Pathologic;
Decompression;
Electric Stimulation;
Fibrosis;
Foraminotomy;
Ganglia, Spinal;
Inflammation;
Lumbosacral Region;
Pain Management;
Radiculopathy;
Spinal Nerve Roots
- MeSH:
Constriction, Pathologic;
Decompression;
Diagnosis;
Electric Stimulation;
Fibrosis;
Foraminotomy;
Ganglia, Spinal;
Inflammation;
Lumbosacral Region;
Pain Management;
Pathology;
Radiculopathy;
Spinal Nerve Roots
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2019;32(3):147-159
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Lumbar foraminal pathology causing entrapment of neurovascular contents and radicular symptoms are commonly associated with foraminal stenosis. Foraminal neuropathy can also be derived from inflammation of the neighboring lateral recess or extraforaminal spaces. Conservative and interventional therapies have been used for the treatment of foraminal inflammation, fibrotic adhesion, and pain. This update reviews the anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and current treatment options of foraminal neuropathy.
