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How do you treat pinched nerves?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 2/5/2022

rest and splinting,corticosteroids for pain and inflamation.surgery to relieve pressure on nerve in more serious cases.
Oral medications may be given to relieve pain or reduce any inflammation that may be contributing to the nerve compression.
It depends on where it is, and the amount of damage to the nerve. If the damage is such that surgery is required to preserve the functioning of the nerve and function of the extremity involved, then that is what is offered...

Sometimes --like in a herniated disc in the lumbar area-- surgeons wait to see if the disc will retract and no longer press on the nerve; approximately 70% of the time the disc DOES retract within a 3-6 week period, and surgery is no longer considered...

Some home remedies or treatments would be ice to the area where the pain is. Alot of times the pressure on the nerves comes from surrounding inflammation. Another good idea is neck traction. This will open up the spaces where the nerves exit off the spinal cord and is typically where they can get pinched by inflammation, a disc, or spinal misalignment, or all of the above.

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