A cervical radiculopathy is something you may know better by the name “pinched nerve”. This painful issue is caused by damage to nerves in the neck. Clearway Pain Solutions is a leader in addressing neck pain. We can tell you what exactly cervical radiculopathy is and how you can get it fixed.
What is Cervical Radiculopathy?
A pinched nerve is an injury to one nerve or a group of them. The nerves are compressed between bones, ligaments, and tendons. This happens in the neck and can send pain radiating down your limbs, depending on the nerves that are impacted. You usually feel pain, numbness, or tingling, that feeling of “pins and needles”.
Doing certain movements with your neck can worsen the condition. Straining the neck or turning the head may send more pain down your limbs. You may also have problems using your hands, or you’ll have muscle weakness in the hands and fingers. Most commonly, pinched nerve pain is felt in the arms, neck, chest, upper back, and shoulders.
What Causes a Pinched Nerve?
Nerves radiate out from the spinal column through small holes in the vertebrae. There are many other things around these nerves, any of which can cause this condition. Pinched nerves are often caused by a herniated disc, bulging disc, degenerative disc disease, or rheumatoid arthritis. Any ligament, tendon, joint, or disc can cause a pinched nerve.
Cervical Radiculopathy Treatment
First, our expert staff will evaluate you to determine the cause of your pinched nerve. We have a number of diagnostic tests we can use to find the exact cause and location. We’ll also go over your past medical history to determine if anything from the past was a factor. We’ll talk to you about your symptoms and do a physical examination to see if we can pinpoint where the pain is. We’ll test for reflexes, muscle weakness, loss of feeling, and possibly pain.
We create a personalized treatment plan for every individual. We offer a variety of pain relief treatments, but we need to find the ones that work best for you. These include medication, physical therapy, and spinal injections. Your recovery time also varies, as it depends on your particular case. It all depends on how severe the pinched nerve is.
Clearway Pain Solutions accepts many forms of insurance, as well as worker’s compensation and auto accidents. No matter how you got this condition, we’re here to make sure that we can relieve your pain.
Treating Neck Pain
It’s important that you don’t have to live your life in pain. To get your pain issues figured out and treated, call us today or schedule an appointment online! We’re ready to help you move forward.
