How is a pinched nerve in the neck treated?
A pinched nerve can cause cervical pain or what some may call a "crick in the neck", but in any case, if it is left untreated, it could cause serious neck pain and nerve compression. No matter how small the issue, you must seek medical attention.
What is a pinched nerve?
Causes
The stiffness of nerves in the neck can be described as a type of injury or damage to a nerve or set of nerves. This injury can be the result of constriction, stretching, neck stiffness, compression, nerve impingement or cervical traction. It can also be a result of a nerve pinch or a problem with spinal nerves or the nerve traction or neck vertebrae, a trapped nerve in the back, bone spurs in the neck, a trapped nerve in the neck, pain in the side of the neck, neck muscle pain, cervical neck pain, upper neck pain, stiff neck pain or an issue with the spinal cord nerves.
If you have had an injury directly to your spinal cord, it could cause damage to the neck traction, which could be the causes of your neck pain or your sore neck muscles. Pinched nerves can also be causing problems such as severe neck pains due to neck muscle spasms.
Most of the time, you will get a numb feeling or one akin to walking on "pins and needles." Early diagnosis is very important if you are hoping to fight and win this battle. This is because pinched nerves are a very common cause of on-the-job injuries.
Is there a treatment for a pinched nerve? A prognosis?
Resting
The most common neck pain management for a pinched nerve in the neck is resting it. Even little things such as these help. For example, if you have been a Combat Medic in the U.S. Army, you will realise that resting helps in most situations.
Treatments
Corticosteroids can used for severe neck pain or mild neck pain relief. These can usually be bought over the counter, at the nearby pharmacy in your neighbourhood. In rare cases, you may need physical therapy or a splint. There are very few cases in which a person has suffered irreversible damage and nothing can be done.