Pinched nerve... any suggestions?
 

With this pinched nerve in my neck... it feels like I am getting kicked square in the nuts every time I sneeze or cough. I can't turn my head it hurts so much.

Aside from going to the doctor (which won't happen unless this gets worse) any suggestions on how to hasten my recovery? I get stingers all the time but those go away after a few minutes... this has been going on all day.

Bath with Epsom salts.

Dang man. I've had me before and just had to bear it. Somehow went away after a bit. Lots of ibuprofen and stretching. Mine was in my upper shoulder

rub some tussin on it

drinking heavily, but that is my advice for everything

Ibuprofen or Naproxen, two tablets will give you 5ish hours of relief. Hot shower, followed immediately by an icepack to the inflamed area, then if you have access to a heat pad use that when you sleep. After a back injury I suffered after Dead Lifts I just wish I would've started that regiment as soon after as possible. Also if you have access to a pool and/or hot tub just relax in the jets and swim to do some low impact stretching of your arms and exercise. After I injured my back I kept my gym membership just for the pool and hot tub. You take some Ibuprofen then swim hot tub swim hot tub, feels like heaven.

Probably stress related. You know, living on the edge where you'll explode over the tiniest innocent thing from somebody... Treat the cause, not the symptom.

This will help, (unless you have kidney or liver problems).

Last time I went through this, I took a hot ass shower, called my local massage plac, asked for the strongest, cubbiest masseur they had. Someone that can put some force into your back.

I got her too. She's my go to girl when I'm in serious pain. Lump does what she can but she's too tiny to get much force into it.

LOL... go fist yourself.

Just popped some ibuprofen and gonna jump into a hot shower. Hopefully this loosens up a bit. I don't have a pool or hot tub, otherwise that is a fantastic idea.

Thanks but I'm not experiencing any troubles ATM. Maybe some hypertension meds would help. I'm no doc but you seem a little tense. Have you tried sex with a female in the past 4 or 5 years?

You and I haven't had an interaction, positive or negative, since 11/18 and out of the blue you feel like stirring shit up? I'm starting to think you "just can't quit me".

I rather enjoyed our level of communication these past 4/5 months. If it is all the same to you, I would like to keep our relationship where it has been.

I post some fairly innocuous shit and you go straight to "go fist yourself" and then some other silly "just can't quit me" garbage? That's precisely my point. Sex with a female or narcotics. There are no other worthy alternatives - especially when your idea of a hot, relaxing shower is 4 minutes.

I rather enjoyed our level of communication these past 4/5 months. If it is all the same to you, I would like to keep our relationship where it has been.

Clearly. What with your "go fist yourself" comment as the first response, who would think otherwise?

I rather enjoyed our level of communication these past 4/5 months. If it is all the same to you, I would like to keep our relationship where it has been.

What? Really? "Go fist yourself" and now you're the reasonable one? Medication. Heavy narcotics is the answer. Sex won't help you.

I rather enjoyed our level of communication these past 4/5 months. If it is all the same to you, I would like to keep our relationship where it has been.

How is your shower treating you? I'm a little surprised a mexican would even consider bathing anytime before May.

I rather enjoyed our level of communication these past 4/5 months. If it is all the same to you, I would like to keep our relationship where it has been.

Creative. I thought the bi-polar act was a little more entertaining but this works too. Congrats.

I rather enjoyed our level of communication these past 4/5 months. If it is all the same to you, I would like to keep our relationship where it has been.

It depends on exactly what your problem is...


If you have a prolonged "stinger" (inflamed muscle that is impacting a nerve, making it feel tight) where you can't turn your head, then some combination of Naproxen (aleve) and Acetaminophen (tylenol) will certainly bring some relief -assuming you don't have access to something a bit more aggressive like Tramadol (ultram) or narcotic pain medicines. I've never had any luck with muscle relaxers, and many popular ones have had long term "risks" and have pulled from the shelves, so I stay away from them.

Another thing that really helps is isometric exercises on both the effected muscle and the antagonist muscles. No weight should be applied, just push on something static until the muscle completely fatigues... When it does, you should get a temporary but instant and significant relief of the pressure on the nerve.

The last measure is really painful, but can help a lot. If you have somebody who can give you a very HARD and deep tissue massage all around your shoulder girdle until the muscle physically moves around again, the resultant movement can take the pressure off the nerve, and stop the inflammation cycle. But this HURTS like hell.


If your problem is in a DISC, then you're really looking at drugs and rest. The isometrics won't help until the disc heals, which can only happen with time and water. Water is crucial because discs have NO blood source like most other tissues, meaning the only way it GETS any nutrition in order to heal itself is through the bone marrow of the surrounding vertebra. When you are dehydrated (even a little) the marrow of your bone is much thicker and harder and nutrition doesn't really get to the nucleus of the disc, and you won't heal. This is all assuming that the disc is just squeezed, and not burst. If your disc has burst you might consider surgery, but... Buddy, even that doesn't really help much. I have two burst discs and I just manage the pain when it flairs up using the techniques above.

If it's only been a day, you should be alright. When I've slept wrong, this can happen but goes away within a day or two.

Phobia vs Capone.

Round 1

Fight!

I had my wife squeeze on my shoulder for a bit and the only thing that came out of it was a lot of cursing. lol Trying the now to hopefully get some relief before going to sleep. I hope it isn't a disk issue but a muscle issue... thanks for the suggestions!

Also Icy Hot bandages work well enough during the day when you're working, they don't give you the relief that NSAIDs will, but they'll keep the area loose. Also I used a good amount of Biofreeze for awhile. It's just like Icy Hot but it focuses on the cold only, but man does it feel good. You can find it at many chiropractors offices around town or Massage Envy off 119th Blackbob or 151st Blackbob both sell it (probably all of them do).

Haha, yeah... That method is not for the faint of heart. The focus should really be on the muscle that seems the most inflamed. I've found that the traps/serratus area to usually be the culprit.

And if it were a disc issue, well... It'd be outrageous amounts of pain. If you're not asking to go to a hospital, then it's probably a muscle thing.

Really? That's a pretty much bullshit thing to say.

Chiro and some rest.

antifreeze FTW

Two years ago, I had a pinched nerve in my neck that was so bad that I could barely use my left arm. I tried toughing it out a week and finally went to the chiropractor. He popped my neck and told me the arm pain would probably last a while in my arm since I waited so long to see him and to take ibuprofen. A couple days later the pain was still there so I went to the doctor. They took 16 x-rays, prescribed three meds...and then asked if I thought about seeing a chiropractor.

Long story short, consider a chiropractor and don't wait if the pain gets worse. The longer you wait, the longer the inflammation takes to subside. At least that's how it was in my case. Good luck.

Cut it off with nail clippers. Damn, sorry wrong thread.

It took until the 3rd page of this thread?!? This place is slippin'.

Try

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You have to determine the source where the nerve is getting pinched. Usually it is near the spine yet the pain is a little farther out. massaging only helps if it involves putting the disc back in place so the nerve will calm down.

Chiropractor should be able to fix it in about 5 minutes, that is the only quick fix. My Chiro rubs a spot right under my shoulder blade for about a minute and the pain is pretty much gone.

FYPo:-)

All I can say is the shit works and saves me from tremendous pain that lasts for a couple of weeks sometimes.

Feel for you, bud. Stretch and rest, stay as active as possible though.

Lots of drugs.

Go see a doctor that can analyze the problem accurately. After you find out what the source of the pain is then you will know what your options for treatment are. Right now you are guessing and that is only aggravating your situation.

I had major back pain for years. I finally had it diagnosed to severe arthritis that was herniating the discs. Now I can manage the pain and keep the condition under control.

If it feels like you are getting kicked square in the nuts when sneezing or coughing, it could be a hernia as well.

let go? :shrug:

Trigger points

http://www.pressurepointer.com/Press...nterManual.pdf

I get the damn things all of the time. My wife is pretty good at massaging them out. Before I knew what they were, I used to suffer for days on end when they would crop up. The most common for me is upper back along the spine that makes it almost impossible to turn my head, the point of the shoulder (rotator cuff) and the lower back. Now when I feel the twinges coming on, I let my wife torture me, I mean work out the points and the pain is gone within a day.

Three years ago, I got this sudden lower back pain that made it almost impossible to roll over at night. Walking was painful and I could barely tolerate to ride in the car to go to the doctor. Coughing or even sniffing hard would almost put me on the floor. The pain went from my lower back through the pelvis and down into the groin.

The doctor checked for a hernia but didn't find one. He next decided that it was epididymitis and gave me antibiotics. That didn't do anything, so a week later, they ran a CT scan on my back ($1200 out of pocket :( ) but didn't find anything. After another week, they were talking exploratory surgery.

I wasn't too excited about that idea so took to the internet to see if there were other options. I came across the saveyourself.ca site and read through a bunch of his stuff. I decided to give the trigger point therapy a try.

The quatratus lumborum muscle sounded like the most likely one:
http://www.triggerpointtherapist.com...low-back-pain/

My wife started working out the trigger point at the upper point shown on the above page. I had a massive TP there which hurt like a bitch while she was massaging it. However, afterward, the pain in my back and groin decreased about 60%, which was amazing. A couple of days later, I found I also had one in my mid-glute on that side. Working that one out got rid of the rest of the pain almost overnight.

A couple of things to consider with TP. The TP is not where the pain is. They cause a referred pain (much like a heart attack frequently causes pain in the arm and jaw) away from the actual TP which makes them a bit tricky to find. Do not ice them. TPs are basically intense micro muscle contractions. Icing them just makes then contract more. Intensely hot baths seem to work best. Heating pads can't get the heat deep enough so don't really work.

Sorry for the tl;dr but these things are ****ing magic.

I've had pulled nerve in my neck several times. Unfortunately you just have to wait it out and it can be up to 2 weeks until its completely gone :(

It is ok... he is a mod so he can say all the racist shit he wants with no worries about repercussions. Those rules only exist for the we the proletariat.

Took long enough. LOL

2 weeks of this shit? Surely the pain fades during those 2 weeks... right?

After Phobia has fisted himself, use his hand to rub you down.
The stench of poop neck will take your mind right off of the pain.

LMAO

not if you keep tweaking it

Try accupuncture

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How about you be a man and grab a 12 pk of Newcastle and watch some bad ass Denzel Washington movies.

Ha! That reminds me of a joke.

A guy goes to the doctor and says, "I've become a compulsive liar, I lost my sense of taste, and can't remember anything."

The doctor gives him two pills made of horse shit and tells the patient to take one.

He takes one and says, "Uck, that tastes like shit!"

The doctor says, "Well, you ain't lying, and if you think you're losing your memory, take the other pill."

He's Puerto Rican - calling them Mexican is a huge insult. We were discussing a shower and the "dirty Mexican" slur never occurred to me but I'll take a vacation since PR reported the post. Fair is fair. See you guys in a week.

It's badass, I found out Earthling is actually the poster formally known as Cochise.

But yet, it's gotta get WORSE, before you will go to the doctor. I gotta say, that would pretty much do it for me.

I have a pretty high tolerance for pain. I can bear it... I'll just complain a lot about it. LOL

Soak it in Cider.

but only if she will let you.

So a week = 6 days now?

Bathe it in root juice from an Alomar tree.

massage it with a tennis ball, I don't know about necks but lying on one helped my back.