How Can a Chiropractor Help Relieve the Pain From a Pinched Nerve?
A pinched nerve may resolve itself without treatment, or your symptoms may persist or get worse. At Smith Chiropractic, Dr. Ammon Jacobson can determine if you have a pinched nerve and design a treatment plan that relieves pressure, promotes healing, and reduces pain. Here is a look at what a pinched nerve is, what causes pinched nerves, and how we treat pinched nerves with chiropractic care in Colorado Springs, CO.
What Is a Pinched Nerve?
A pinched nerve is a nerve that is compressed or under pressure. A nerve can become pinched by surrounding tissues or structures like vertebrae, discs, bones, ligaments, and muscles. The most common causes of a pinched nerve are a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, spinal fracture, spinal tumor, bone spur, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and injury or trauma.
Symptoms of a Pinched Nerve
A pinched nerve can cause nerve pain, which is a burning or itching pain that typically radiates along the length of the nerve. Pinched nerves also cause a collection of symptoms called paresthesia, which include:
- Tingling
- Burning
- Itching
- Numbness
- Weakness
- Pricking or prickling
- A pins and needles feeling or the feeling that a limb has fallen asleep
These symptoms typically occur in or around the site of the pinched nerve and may travel along the nerve.
When Do You Need Treatment for a Pinched Nerve?
If you have symptoms of a pinched nerve for more than a week and they aren’t getting better with conservative home treatment, or if your symptoms are getting worse, seek treatment from a specialist. You should also seek treatment if you have pinched nerve symptoms along with muscle weakness, intense pain, or loss of mobility or use of a limb, hand, or foot.
How Chiropractors Treat Pinched Nerves
Dr. Jacobson will address the underlying cause of your pinched nerve. He will ask you about your symptoms, lifestyle, and medical history and run diagnostic imaging tests to assess the location and severity of the nerve compression. He will then design a personalized treatment plan that is designed to relieve pain and symptoms, relieve pressure on the nerve, promote nerve healing, and restore function and mobility. He may recommend a combination of chiropractic adjustments, soft tissue or massage therapy, posture correction, therapeutic exercises and stretches, lifestyle modification, and workplace ergonomics.
Find Relief From Pinched Nerve Pain
Dr. Jacobson and our team at Smith Chiropractic can help you find lasting relief from pinched nerve pain in Colorado Springs, CO. Dr. Jacobson will assess the underlying cause of your pinched nerve and the extent of nerve damage or compression and design a safe, non-invasive treatment plan. Call us now to schedule an appointment, or request an appointment online.
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