Radiculopathy is nerve pain that occurs when a spinal nerve root becomes irritated or compressed - often causing radiating pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness into an arm or leg. Symptoms can come from the neck (cervical spine) or low back (lumbar spine). At Mountain View Pain Center, we help identify what’s driving your symptoms and build a plan to reduce nerve irritation and restore function.
When to Seek Urgent Care
Seek urgent evaluation if you have new or worsening weakness, foot drop, loss of bowel or bladder control, saddle numbness, severe unrelenting pain after trauma, fever/chills, or rapidly worsening numbness/tingling.
We start by mapping your symptom pattern—where symptoms travel, what triggers them, and how they affect strength and function. Your visit may include movement testing and a basic neurologic screen (strength, sensation, reflexes) to assess nerve involvement. We also evaluate the spine, hips/shoulders, and surrounding muscles to identify contributing mechanics. If findings suggest imaging or referral is appropriate, we’ll guide the next steps.
Because nerve symptoms can be driven by different causes, treatment is tailored—but the goal stays the same: reduce irritation and restore function.
Targeted diagnostic injections and image-guided procedures when appropriate to reduce inflammation and calm irritated nerves.
Movement-based care to improve mobility, reduce nerve irritation, and rebuild core/hip stability (core/hips or neck/upper back depending on symptoms).
Hands-on care to support joint mobility and reduce muscle tension, tailored to your symptoms and comfort.
A natural option to support pain relief and relaxation, often combined with your broader plan.
Every clinic below has Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture and Pain Management on one chart, so care can move between them without a new referral.
Downtown out through the north, west, south and east suburbs.
Academy, InterQuest and Tenderfoot cover the north, central and south of the city.
Harmony in Fort Collins and our Greeley clinic serve Larimer and Weld counties.
Across the Valley, from the West Valley through Phoenix to the East Valley.
Radiculopathy is nerve pain caused by irritation or compression of a spinal nerve root, often leading to radiating pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness.
Sciatica is a type of lumbar radiculopathy that affects symptoms down the leg. Radiculopathy can also occur in the neck and affect the arm.
Not always. If exam findings suggest imaging would help guide care decisions, we’ll recommend the appropriate next step.
Yes. Many patients improve with mobility, strengthening, and nerve-supportive movement strategies tailored to symptoms.
Many people do best with coordinated care—often combining PT, Chiropractic care, Acupuncture, and, when appropriate, Pain Management procedures.
Often, no. Some insurance plans require a referral or authorization—if you’re unsure, we can help verify.
It matters a great deal. The nerve decides where the symptoms land and which muscles weaken, and it decides where an injection would be placed if one is needed. Establishing it is most of what the first examination is for.
Often, yes. Chiropractic care and Physical Therapy aimed at unloading the nerve are the usual first step, and an epidural steroid injection is considered when the nerve pain persists.
Radiculopathy is treated at every Mountain View Pain Center clinic in Colorado and Arizona — see the full clinic map, Colorado or Arizona.
