Cures for a pinched nerve?

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Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

A followup to my situation.

There's still some numbness and tingling in the right arm down to the hand. I can really step it up by tilting my head back which presses on the nerve. That also elevates the pain. So there's obviously still an issue.

Looking into the injections, i don't think I want to go that route. Seems many people have some severe side effects. Also my NS told me it's only works 50% of the time.

Surgery scares me, but might be the best option. I'm definitely going to get a 2nd and probably a 3rd opinion.

So if anyone's gone through the surgery I'd like to hear your story and whether you think it was worth it.

The numbness in your right arm could be do to tension in pectoral muscles. Try stretching your chest with an elastic. The pec's put pressure on veins and can cause this as it did on me. My primary thought I might has MS, but that was hardly the case.

I would be scared of surgery too and would opt to live with a little pain than opening the body up. The potential of scar tissue is not worth it unless it really affects your life big time.

The steroid shots work great, but are just temporary. I had three of them and may not have done them in retrospect. They are not a cure. A herniation does not go away. You can try some dietary enhancements that lower inflammation like tumeric amoung other things.

Keep stretching and perhaps look into building more muscle in the back, legs, and abs to support the body better. PT does a lot of the same things you can do on your own. If you have been, you know this.

Does your Chiropractor do the Graston technique? It's incredible to remove soft tissue scar damage that could be pressing on the nerve.