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Compressed Nerve Root
Compressed Nerve Root in the SpineNerve roots exist in the spine and branch out to form a neurological network throughout our bodies. Nerve roots eventually form the body’s major nerves and all their peripheral branches. Anatomical compression of a spinal nerve root can create some big problems, including pain, tingling, weakness and numbness in the area served by the affected neurological structure. This event is most common in the lumbar spine and cervical spine, although it can occur anywhere in the spinal column. It is crucial to understand that pinched nerves are a very widely used back pain scapegoat. This means that nerve compression is often diagnosed by speculation, when in fact, the pain is due to a completely different process. This occurs often in the diagnoses of spinal stenosis and foraminal stenosis, especially when enacted by a herniated disc or arthritic osteophyte.Muscular Compressed NerveThere are actual nerve compression syndromes which occur well away from the spine. Piriformis syndrome is a perfect example of how a muscle can clamp down on a nerve and create symptoms identical to spinal pinched nerves. The sciatic nerve is the typical target of these pain syndromes, although thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is also a diagnosis on the rise.Muscular nerve compression is even less common than spinal nerve root impingement and the vast majority of cases are grossly misdiagnosed, as well. Ischemic Compressed Nerve RootOxygen deprivation can cause symptoms which perfectly mimic structural compression anywhere in the body. Ischemic pain syndromes are an epidemic menace in today’s healthcare industry with the majority of treatment resistant conditions falling into this category. Some of the most common ischemia related pain syndromes typically misdiagnosed as stemming from a structural cause include:* Back Pain Ischemia is rarely correctly identified as the actual source of symptoms, since it is most often driven by a psychosomatic process and diagnosis of these circumstances goes against the Cartesian philosophy (and therefore the profit margin) of most of the back pain industry… Compressed Nerve Root AdvicePinched nerves happen. They can really hurt. However, they typically resolve either by themselves or with appropriate treatment. Long term pain from a compressive neuropathy is not typical, since long term impingement on any neurological structure will cause that structure to stop signaling completely. The result is numbness… not chronic pain. If you have long term unresolved back pain blamed on a pinched nerve or other radiculopathy condition, you should consider the possibility that your pain is ischemic. Luckily, the cure is easy to enact and generally highly effective. I recommend knowledge therapy as the best course of action, based on its efficacy and complete lack of risk and cost.
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