<p>My guest for today’s podcast is Tom Jesson. Tom is a physiotherapist and author of a two excellent books related to nerve root pain: <a target="_blank" href="https://tomjesson.com/thebook/">Sciatica: The Clinician’s Guide</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://thecesbook.com">Cauda Equina: The MSK Clinician’s Guide</a>. He also writes a newsletter on nerve root pain <a target="_blank" href="https://tomjesson.substack.com">here</a>. </p><p>I highly recommend Tom’s writing because it is well-researched, easy to read, and respects the complexity of the subject matter. </p><p>In this interview we talked about about sciatica including: the difference between referred pain, radicular pain and radiculopathy; the anatomy of the nerve root; the different ways the nerve root can become irritated; disc herniations and whether size and type matters; how discs heal over time; and how to prevent and treat sciatica. </p><p>Highly recommended if you want to know more about this complex subject. </p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://toddhargrove.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">toddhargrove.substack.com/subscribe</a>
