nerve pain Mon Dec 7th @ 10:00am by Paul Ingraham RMT

Who’s afraid of the big bad nerve?

This fascinating study of almost 25,000 patients who were tested for nerve root impingement (radiculopathy) showed that only 6% actually had it in the neck, and only 12% in the low back. The researchers were looking for a difference in the rate of nerve root injury in patients who had been in a car accident, but found almost none: a real but small (2%) increase in tested neck nerve roots.

I get two interesting things out of this straightforward study: first, it’s yet another great example of how the spine is just not particularly fragile or prone to nerve injury; second, it’s terrific evidence that nerve pinches are pretty rare overall.

“Frequency of radiculopathies in motor vehicle accidents”

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