The pain Lumbar radiculopathy is pain that is experienced in the lower spine when the nerve roots are irritated, and the pain may radiate down one or both legs. This disorder is often associated with a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, or degenerative disc disease, which causes the pressure on the nerves. Depending on how severe the nerve compression is the pain can either be sharp, electric, throbbing or burning. https://restorespineandpain.com/lumbar-radiculopathy-sciatica/