Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms • Back/Neck Pain • Decr Range of motion • Abnormal posturing • Fasciculations (uncommon, but can happen) • Muscle atrophy (over time) • Weakness (flaccid paralysis) • Decr tendon reflexes (at those muscles supplied by the nerve root) • Neuropathic Pain: -> Shooting, stabbing, lancinating, burning (often intense, 10/10) • Sensory disturbance in nerve root's dermatome: -> Pinprick+Temp. lost first, proprioception and vibration later • Spurling's sign: Tilting head back + laterally further impinges on cervical nerve root, worsens pain Lasegue's sign: • Straight leg raise + foot dorsiflexion further pulls on lumbar nerve root, worsens pain #Radiculopathy #MSK #diagnosis #signs #symptoms #pathophysiology
