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Pinched Nerve Symptoms
* Pain * Tingling * Weakness *Numbness Usually, the initial feeling experienced is pain. Nerves are extremely sensitive to stimuli and as soon as one is compressed, pain will most likely be the first indication of a problem. If the compression continues, tingling will usually be next, as the nerve signal is no longer strong. The area of the body served by that nerve will most likely experience “pins and needles” or possibly a burning sensation. Continued compression will cause weakness, since the area of the body served by that nerve is no longer getting a solid nerve signal. Finally, if compression continues, numbness will be the usual result. Pinched Nerve Symptom ControversyThere is much controversy concerning chronic pinched nerve pain. Research has shown that continued compression of a nerve will cause it to stop signaling completely after a short time. The effect of this will be numbness, not lasting discomfort.Long term pain caused by a pinched nerve is unlikely. The nerve might be only partially compressed and continues to signal (pain). The other option is that there is a different cause for the symptoms and a second diagnostic opinion should be sought. Recommendation on Pinched Nerve SymptomsNerve related symptoms are a common scapegoat for unexplained back pain. It is rare for long term pain to exist as a result of some compressed nerve condition. A far more common occurrence is pain caused by oxygen deprivation of the sensitive nerve tissue. This particular condition can be extremely painful, yet is a harmless and reversible process. Remember that chronic back pain is most commonly blamed on some structural abnormality, yet usually exists due to ischemia, especially when the condition has resisted a variety of appropriate back pain treatment options.
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