Pinched nerves can occur due to injuries, sporting activities, a sedentary lifestyle, incorrect seating/standing or lack of ergonomics in the workplace, auto accident injuries and even an already compromised area that can become tweaked from sleeping in a less than optimal position. Whatever the cause, there are several techniques to treat pinched nerves that our NC chiropractors can offer.

What is Sciatica?

Sciatica, low back pain, numbness, tingling, headaches, fatigue, overall pain, and discomfort can occur when a nerve becomes and stays pinched. We aim to offer relief care to get you out of pain that is accompanied by a plan to prevent it from happening again. Our chiropractors will ask questions about your daily life- from your workouts to your career life to help create a preventive plan. 

Techniques That Treat Pinched Nerves

We use a variety of complementary techniques to treat pinched nerves.

 A spinal adjustment is a type of non-invasive, pain-free, “tuning” of the spine that is applied by a doctor of chiropractic (DC).  This adjustment will help correct the position of a misaligned vertebra by restoring movement, position or both in the skeletal system. These types of adjustments are used to eliminate pain, including a reduction in nerve pain and irritability, and to help reduce muscle spasms. They also serve to restore a full range of motion.  When your spine is in alignment there it reduces nerve irritability so your immune system can perform at peak performance.

The flexion/distraction technique aims to alleviate pain and realign disc bulging. When a disc bulges, it often compresses the associated nerves in its path. The flexion/distraction technique helps to replace the bulged region of the disc by decompressing the region. This gentle, distractive technique not only alleviates the pinch and puts the disc back in place, but it allows space for nutrition to flow directly to the spinal column for healing. 

Massage therapy can help the experience of sciatica as well to complement your adjustment. In certain cases, massage is better utilized before an adjustment to help soften stubborn tissues to make your adjustment more comfortable. We may also apply massage after to further reduce inflammation. 

Acupuncture is available to reduce pain and improve neural communication between the muscles, spinal nerves and rest of the body. Hair-thin needles are placed along the skin's surface to reduce pain and promote healing. When nerves are pinched it can often cause what are known as muscle spindle fibers to seize up along the spine; further aggravating pinched nerves. Along with our chiropractic techniques, acupuncture can release these trigger points. 

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