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Chemical RadiculitisWhat is Chemical Radiculitis?
The specific protein theorized to do the most damage to nerve tissue is called tumor necrosis factor-alpha. It is a known cause of apoptosis (cellular death) in certain cells. Spinal Nerve Root Irritation TreatmentThis particular form of radiculitis sometimes resolves all by itself. The body will eventually absorb the irritating proteins, although in some individuals, this process can take a very long time. The back pain industry generally fights CR using epidural injections which are designed to neutralize and flush away the nucleus proteins, hopefully resolving the painful symptoms. For accurately diagnosed patients, these injections have about a 50% chance of ending their pain. Some patients are treated using back surgery procedures to remove disc proteins and decompress affected spinal nerve roots. This is often a dire mistake, since most disc conditions should be treated non-surgically to avoid commonly experienced risks and complications.Chemical Radiculitis AdviceIf you are unlucky enough to be one of the sensitive people who might be suffering from a CR condition due to a ruptured disc, take heart. Injection therapy is a good bet and offers acceptable results at very low risk. If multiple rounds of back pain injections, combined with other conservative therapy options do not resolve your pain, you must consider the very real possibility that your pain might have been misdiagnosed. This is a common occurrence for back pain sufferers and was the reason why I suffered from chronic back pain for 18 long years of my young adult life…
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