13 Nov Relieving a Pinched Nerve Naturally
A pinched nerve is something that happens to thousands of people each year. A pinched nerve is essentially any peripheral nerve that is compressed. Your body is made up of the nervous system, which consists of your brain, spinal cord and nerves all throughout your body. Body misalignment, injuries, scarring, slipped discs or even moving wrong could compress a nerve. The tricky thing is that you don’t even have to be doing any rigorous activity for a pinched nerve to happen, however the pain can be excruciating. Don’t let nerve problems keep you from getting restful sleep or from going throughout your day in peace. Let us help relieve your pinched nerve through rehabilitative therapies that work quickly and effectively!
What Is a Pinched Nerve?
A pinched nerve is a condition caused by degenerative ailments or simply moving the wrong way. Picture this: you’re reaching for an item that has fallen to the ground. You reach down and twist ever so slightly, when suddenly you feel a sharp stab of pain. In a dfferenti scenario, you’re carrying boxes for a neighbor that’s just moved it. You lift a box that’s pretty heavy, and suddenly feel a sharp stab of pain in your back or upper leg. In both of these examples, you’ve probably gotten yourself a pinched nerve. Pinched nerves can strike at any time, including as you sleep. However, in many cases, a degenerative condition or movement is what causes a nerve to pinch.
Your body is made up of the central nervous system. This system consists of your brain and spinal cord. There is also the peripheral nervous system, which consists of all of the nerves throughout your body that send signals to your spinal cord and brain. When you pinch one of those peripheral nerves, your body will send your brain pain signals or you’ll start to feel neuropathy symptoms such as numbness or tingling. For most people, however, they will feel a sharp pain.
Causes, Risks, and Symptoms
A pinched nerve is used to describe any peripheral nerve that is compressed. These nerves are generally in the limbs, joints and the hips. Many people feel shooting pains that radiate down a limb (such as your leg), or numbness and tingling in the hands, feet or other body part. Others will experience weakness, loss or reflex or reaction, and loss of coordination or fine movement control in the hands and feet. Pinched nerves can be tricky, as you may pinch a nerve in one area of the body and end up having symptoms in another. For example, you can pinch a nerve in your back, but you have shooting pain, numbness and tingling in your leg.
Some pinched nerves are caused by stretching for something or doing heavy lifting, but others are the body’s reaction to repetitive movement. Carpal tunnel, tennis elbow, fractures, sprains, injuries, ligament and tendon misalignment, problems with the spine, herniated discs and more can all cause a pinched nerve. This kind of compression can interfere with the function of major nerve roots. You should seek treatment within a few days or you could have swelling of the nerve and fluid build up around the surrounding tissue. Your pain will get worse due to scarring and damage as well, and you could have numbness that can’t be completely eliminated.
Degenerative Conditions
Like we mentioned, a pinched nerve can strike anytime. However, those with degenerative conditions have a higher chance of having a pinched nerve and of getting them much more often. Some degenerative conditions include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer, heart disease and more. If you know you have a degenerative condition, see your doctor often and seek rehabilitative physical therapy services often to keep your body healthy, strong and at less of risk for problems such as pinched nerves.
You Have a Pinched Nerve: Now What?
The best course of action you can take with any injury is to seek treatment early. If treated at an early stage, most pinched nerves are relatively easy to resolve, especially if they are caused by a simple misalignment or sprain. Our chiropractic alignments are amazing for aligning your spine correctly and for treating issues related to a spinal curve or spinal dysfunction. If your back is misaligned, correction will take that pressure and compression off of your nerve. We can also use massage therapy to relieve swelling and inflammation that generally accompanies a pinched nerve. This will release pressure that is irritating the nerve.
We also help you to make changes in your daily living to lower your risk for future problems. Changes to your routine can eliminate repetitive movements and strain you place on your body. We also have anti-inflammatory injections to help ease pain and stress reduction techniques to help both your body and mind.
Take Care of Your Pinched Nerve Today
If you are suffering from a nerve that is compressed or pinched, our team at Mile High Spine & Pain Center is ready to help you! We take into consideration all of your symptoms and provide you a customized course of action that will best suit your needs. Don’t live in pain for another day. Call our office today at (720) 507-0080!