Are your Arms Tingling?

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Are you experiencing weird arm and hand symptoms?  Maybe your fingers feel like they are extra sensitive, numb, or every now and then you have a burning sensation that runs down the back of your arm.   Do you wake up at night and feel as if one side has gone to sleep? 

All of these symptoms suggest that you have pressure on a NERVE! 

In chiropractic we are constantly chasing down nerve pressure in the neck, lower back, and legs.  Nerve pressure is troublesome not only because it causes pain and other annoying sensations, but because long term nerve pressure can lead to muscle weakness, damage, and atrophy.  

Nerve pressure can come from three places. First, you may have pressure on one of the individual nerves further down your arm or even in your wrist (as with carpal tunnel).   Second, you may have pressure on the nerves exiting your neck by the muscles surrounding your neck and your shoulders. This type of never pressure is known as Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.   Finally, and most seriously, you could have pressure on one of the nerves within your spine at the level of your neck.  Pressure on the nerves at this level is often due to a herniated disc.  This pressure is the most severe of the three.  Fortunately, these types of nerve pressure are the things chiropractors like us specialize in!

If you have these symptoms you'll need to get examined right away.  Most nerve pressure is easily relieved with adjustments, muscle work, stretching, and the customized exercises we give you each and every visit.