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Pinched Nerve in the Neck
A pinched nerve in the neck can be a real pain…in the neck! Cervical
compressed nerves
are quite common, since the neck is an area that must flex and bend often. All this activity can make the cervical spine a common place to suffer a
herniated disc
or
arthritis.

Pinched Nerve in the Neck Symptoms
Typical symptoms of this type of
pinched nerve
are:
* Neck pain
* Tingling
in the arms, hands and fingers.
* Numbness
in the arms, shoulders or hands* Weakness in the shoulders, arms and hands. The areas affected by the pinched nerve will vary from patient to patient. Some might experience just localized pain. Some might experience a variety of symptoms in the upper arms and shoulders. Others might have radiating symptoms in the hands and wrists. Specific symptoms will be determined by the actual nerve that is affected. The severity of symptoms will be controlled by the extent of the nerve compression.
Pinched Nerve in the Neck Advice
Most nerve compression in the neck will heal without treatment. Allow time for the problem to heal before considering any moderate or drastic therapy modalities. Nerves are sensitive. They might experience symptoms for a few weeks from a minor compression. If you still have pain after several weeks, start to think about your
pinched nerve treatment
options more seriously.I have suffered a few pinched nerves in my neck from martial arts training. Once, I remember losing feeling in one of my hands for almost a week! I never had a
chronic neck pain
condition, so I never really worried about it. I simply blamed my pain on traumatic activity and let the nerves heal on their own. This approach seemed to work fine, since it did not allow stress, worry and
anxiety
to cause a
psychosomatic back pain
syndrome to develop.
Chiropractic
seemed to help this condition more than most other treatments I have tried. The main reason my pinched cervical nerves healed quickly was that I did not worry too much about them. I never gave them the power to develop into a chronic pain condition. I wish I could have learned this concept earlier… It would have saved me from 18 years of
lower back pain!
Pinched Nerve in the Neck to Back Pain Home
6/10/06 Revised 11/7/08

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