Anyone had a pinched nerve (neck)?

I've had a pinched nerve in my mid/lower back which caused tingling and stiffness down my right leg and even pain behind the right knee. I was worried it could be a blood clot but thankfully the doctor's said it was a pinched nerve. They prescribed me a heavy dose of naproxen and also a medrol (if needed). The naproxen it self helped a lot (it was a 7 day regimen), didn't have to take the medrol. In addition, I purchased a TENS machine from amazon which helped alleviate pain and get blood flowing. I would also alternate with 20 minute ice pack and then 20 minute heat (I used a electronic heating pad).

In about 1.5 week doing all those things, my pain went down significantly (50% or more) and movement in my leg improved. I continued the ice/heat treatment and the TENS machine for another week or so and it went back to normal.

Your situation is a bit different with the Degenerative Disc but see if the docs want to prescribe something. You can always do the other treatments at home.

Good luck!

P.S. - Quitting fapping could help too.. sorry just had to do that =P

 

Should still be able to choke chicken with other hand.

Anway... I am 32 and 3 back surgeries in because of hernias/degenerative disease. About two years ago, I had turned my head slightly and felt an explosion in my mid right neck area. Hurt like **** in that moment and was sore approxiametly 2 weeks. Movement and turning of head went from 0 after the initial twinge and gradully restored. I still have nerve pain in my neck and back regulary and this tends to radiate throughout your body via sciatica and such.

A great anti inflammotory drug that has worked for me and my father is Meloxicam. Helps with numerous things (IE some arthritis that I already have) I swear by the stuff.

Seems like the biggest thing with my neck is not falling asleep with it all crooked. My friend Pat got hit in the head with a beer bottle and then screwed up multiple nerves in his neck. No fun and no fun looking like a tardo when you can turn your dome.

Meloxicam/Ice/Laying on an even pillow where you don't feel a lot of pressure over the next couple days when you can should help.

 

Yep, I've had a pinched nerve for the last six weeks. Causes numbness/tingling in the left arm if I position myself a certain way. Researched about exercises to alleviate the pain which has helped but the pinched nerve is still there. Went to a massage therapist and that didn't work either Finally gonna see a neurologist on Monday.

I'm pretty sure it's caused by poor posture in my case. Sitting with my head forward in front of a PC at work 7 hours a day and watching TV at an angle at night. I'll try Francis suggestion of Meloxicam.

 

I have this now....started as bad shoulder pain (like a really bad crick in your neck) with pain shooting down my arm...it hurt to even laugh for a while, but now the shoulder pain is gone...I get the numbness/tingling in my arm from time to time during the day. Been this way for a few months. If I were in pain with it still, I'd go see doctor...but since I'm not, I'm just waiting it out. Takes a while for it to go away completely. Aside from exercises and pain killers, there's not much they can do about it.