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Pinched Nerve in the Neck
Pinched Nerve in the Neck SymptomsTypical 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 AdviceMost 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.
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