How to Treat a Pinched Nerve

714893342What is a Pinched Nerve?

Nerves are the roads and highways extending all through our body so as to transmit signals to the brain and from the mind too. When the tissues that surround the cartilage, tendons muscles, or bones put too much pressure on a nerve, pain and other symptoms occur. This is what is called a pinched nerve. A pinched nerve can be experienced at various places all through the body. For instance, you might have a pinched nerve in the wrist, which can cause carpal tunnel syndrome or have a herniated disc, which can result in a pinched nerve anywhere in your spine.

 

Pinched Nerve Symptoms

  • When you have a pinched nerve at someplace in your body, you might experience;
  • An aching, sharp, or burning pain
  • Tingling, needles and pins sensation which is referred to as paraesthesia
  • Decreased or Numbness sensation in the affected area
  • Burning or cold and hot sensations

The relationship between pinched nerves with its symptoms might not be obvious since the pain might not crop up at the source. It might be experienced deep down the course from the particularly affected nerve. However your spine is a very complicated structure; as a result, any changes that can happen to the surrounding tendons or muscles might have an impact.

 

How to Treat a Pinched Nerve

Regardless of whether the pain you are having is severe or mild, it is very important to deal with it as quickly as possible for you not to get permanent damage to your nerves. There are several options for treating a pinched nerve, and this mostly depends on your condition.

 

In the majority of the cases, non-invasive options are applied for the treatment of your pinched nerve: these includes;

  • Physical therapy; Physical therapy exercises help to stretch and strengthen the muscles in the affected part to reduce the pressure on the nerve. Physical therapy, a wide range of activity exercises, as well as strengthening exercises, helps make your treatment of pinched nerve to be successful.
  • Rest. The primary remedy for treating a pinched nerve is the rest of the affected part to permit healing. This might include putting on a splint to keep it motionless, depending on where the nerve is located.
  • Posture. Aligning your spine appropriately so as to distribute the weight of your body across it equally helps to relieve pressure.
  • Cold and Hot Therapy. This entails the treatment of the affected part with ice packs and heating pads. If this is done according to the instructions, it helps to relieve mild pain.
  • Massage. A massage therapist may apply a further deep therapeutic massage to increase the flow of blood and relieve pain while promoting healing.

How long it will take for the symptoms to end usually vary from individual to another. The treatment, as mentioned above, differs depending on the cause and the severity of the nerve compression.

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