Trapped Nerve

[MJH]

I have been told by my GP I probably have a trapped nerve in my neck.

Have a hospital appointment but was wondering what the treatment is?

Any ideas?

[finbar.taylor]

Amputation?

[finbar.taylor]

Seriously it'l likly be exersises or massage or ven do nothing and it will work it's self out.


I'm no doc but that's what the bloke at work seams to have lots of and has recently had a similar injury for the 3rd time.


Fin

[MJH]

Originally Posted by finbar.taylor

Amputation?

Thanks Fin

[Letz]

Originally Posted by MJH

I have been told by my GP I probably have a trapped nerve in my neck.
Have a hospital appointment but was wondering what the treatment is?

Just make sure they don't mess with the one that tells you to breathe


Seriously though, sorry to hear that and hope you mend soon

[Reikimaster]

see an osteopath, bit of manipulation and some stretching (good old click the neck type thing)

i know a good one in high wycombe / wokingham if you need one.

[purple vonny]

Originally Posted by Reikimaster

see an osteopath, bit of manipulation and some stretching (good old click the neck type thing)

i know a good one in high wycombe / wokingham if you need one.

I must seem very argumentative at the moment. But clicking a joint or cracking a joint is nothing more than the release of gas. Like when your knees crack kneeling down or you can crack your fingers - it's not actually therapeutic.

Without a diagnosis of which nerve is trapped and what the consequences might be, leave it alone. If it were serious you would have been seen as an emergency rather than bunged on a waiting list.

Initial consultation will involve asking you lots of questions, testing your sensations, reflexes, muscle tone and moving your arms and legs about to see which movements cause pain or numbness. You might be sent for a scan. It might get better while you are waiting for all this to happen.

A trapped nerve in your neck may cause pins and needles or referred pain to your arm, head, hand or fingers.

Sometimes it can be caused by muscular or posture problems, sometimes it can becaused by trauma or degenerative changes (which we all get as we get older).

There are various treatments depending on who sees you and what discipline they prefer. You may be referred to a physio or told to remain active and take painkillers. It depends whether you see a neuro doc, an orthopaedic doc or a pain specialist and what they recommend.

There are a lot of different answers to your question!!

[Pigpen]

Originally Posted by purple vonny

It depends whether you see a neuro doc, an orthopaedic doc or a pain specialist and what they recommend.

Or a chiropractor. (sorry PV ).

[SilvaFish]

Here's a stretching exercise I do, that is recommended by my chiropractor (PV - they don't all click bones!).

Stand up and look at your left boob. Take left hand and place hand on right side of your head, your arm going over your head. Now, slowly pull your head towards your left shoulder whilst still looking at your left boob. Try and hold this for at least 20 seconds or so and pull a bit more. But, if any sharp pain, then work up the stretch slowly.

Repeat with looking at right boob, right arm, etc.

Since I've been doing these, I've stopped getting bad spasms and my fingers don't tingle so bad.

HTH's,
Lou

[MJH]

Thanks for the advice

Been to see the consultant to day

He said I have arthritis in my neck and there’s not a lot he can do about it. Also I need scan to see how much damage there is to the discs and nerves.

So its back on the waiting list for me.