Try out PMC Labs and tell us what you think. Learn More. Wedgies have been documented anecdotally in the popular Internet literature, with chief emphasis on their sensation-seeking or momentary entertainment value to the giver and recipient. Most participants are typically young; however, we report the case of a year-old man who sustained chronic, painless radiculitis after he received an unanticipated wedgie of moderate force. This report—apparently the first of its kind in the medical literature—serves as notice that exchanging wedgies is not merely a juvenile act or immature prank: the outcome can be injurious.