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(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA A lumbosacral radiculopathy is commonly referred to by patients and doctors alike as a “pinched nerve” or “sciatica.” Translated from…
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Hector is a 20-year-old football player in his junior year at his state university. Hector developed lower back pain around…
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Rebecca is a 34-year-old attorney and a mother of two who presents with an 18-month history of right lower back…
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Esther is a 72-year-old mother of four children and grandmother of eight who presents with a 3-week history of right…
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Jack is a 78-year-old retired salesman who presents with a 3-week history of left lower back pain that began without…
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Natasha is a 42-year-old homemaker and mother of three children, ages 12, 8, and 4. She presents with an 11-month…
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Frank is a 68-year-old retired auto worker. He is being referred to this office from his primary care doctor. Frank…
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Tania is a 52-year-old project manager with a 30-year history of chronic lower back and buttock pain. She recently changed…
