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How to Treat a Pinched Nerve

Have you ever felt a sensation of pain, numbness, or tingling that begins in your back and neck and travels to other areas of your body? Knowing all the options of how to treat a pinched nerve could be the first step in healing your discomfort for good.

Pinched Nerve Causes

The painful symptoms of a nerve that is experiencing abnormal compression are often referred to as radiculopathy, a result of neuropathy. But what causes a nerve to become compressed? A variety of back and neck conditions can contribute to this, including:

• Herniated disc
• Bulging disc
• Bone spurs
• Spinal stenosis
• Arthritis of the spine

Pinched Nerve Symptoms

With any of these conditions, there is damaged tissue in the spinal column that is infringing on the neuroforamen, which is the open canal on either side of each vertebra through which spinal nerves pass on their way to other parts of the body. Nerves often translate pressure as pain, and send signals to the brain accordingly. Other symptoms may include numbness, tingling, weakness, or decreased mobility.

Treatment Options

There are a variety of surgeries that are aimed at treating neural compression, though you should remember that it is almost always best to attempt a course of non-invasive, conservative treatment before making the decision to undergo surgery for your pinched nerve.

Symptoms can often be successfully treated with a combination of the following:

• Rest
• Physical therapy
• Sessions of mild chiropractic work
• Pain medication, which may include over-the-counter or prescription drugs
• Application of hot and cold compresses
• Epidural steroid injections of the slow-release hormone, cortisone

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These treatments will not prove effective for every patient. If you want to know how to treat a pinched nerve more progressively, the specialists at Laser Spine Institute (LSI) are waiting to tell you about our minimally invasive, outpatient procedures that utilize the latest endoscopic technology. Contact LSI today for a free review of your MRI or CT scan, and for more information about releasing pinched nerves from impingement.

Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.