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Pinched Nerve Treatment

Many compressed nerves will not actually need ANY pinched nerve treatment at all. Most of these problems will correct themselves. The patient will recover completely using only common sense and maybe mild symptomatic relief. Nerve compression can be a serious health concern, but is usually just another scapegoat on which to blame unexplained back pain.

Pinched Nerve Treatment

Pinched Nerve Therapy Indications

Sometimes a nerve compression pain syndrome will become chronic. In this case, there are several treatment options for a pinched nerve. Remember that this is ALMOST ALWAYS a temporary condition. Do not rush into any drastic treatment modality, unless you are experiencing cauda equina syndrome or other serious nerve related symptoms. Nerve pain is a profitable medical specialty and many care providers use chronic pain as an excuse to keep a patient in long term symptomatic treatment. It is crucial to remember that nerve pain is commonly misdiagnosed and if the diagnosis is incorrect, then any treatment is bound to fail...

Treatments for a Compressed Nerve.

There is a wide range of treatment options available, depending on the nature and causation of the pinched nerve condition. The most commonly chosen modalities include:

Pinched Nerve Treatment


* Pain Management Drugs

* Physical Therapy

* Injections

* Ice / Heat Therapy

* Back Surgery


For more comprehensive pain relief information, see my page detailing BACK PAIN TREATMENTS.

Pinched Nerve Treatment Advice

Most doctors will treat this condition super conservatively. Medical professionals know that this condition will usually correct itself. If you need symptomatic relief, stick to as many natural or holistic treatments as possible. You might want to consider chiropractic, acupuncture or massage, rather than introducing drugs into your body unnecessarily. Remember that ischemia can mimic a structural nerve compression syndrome perfectly. In cases of ongoing treatment resistant back pain blamed on a pinched nerve, the actual cause often turns out to be a simple ischemic pain condition. If your pain resists treatment and becomes chronic, I would recommend learning more about knowledge therapy. It cured me… and I was almost a lost cause.
Pinched Nerve Treatment to Back Pain Home 6/2/06 Revised 11/1/09

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