Expert Contributor Written by Marc Belitsky, D.C., D.A.C.R.B. Broomall Total Health Group
Suffering from Pinched Nerves?
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re you suffering from pinched nerves? It is possible for a pinched nerve to happen anywhere in your spine, which can affect nerves that go to your arms, legs, neck, back, head – virtually any muscle and even internal organs. Pinched nerves can negatively affect your general health, posture, energy level, resistance to disease – even your emotional health. Your Nervous System There are billions of nerve fibers in your body, often arranged in bundles called nerves. Without nerves, you couldn’t see, hear, touch, taste or smell. You also wouldn’t be able to feel hot, cold, pain or pleasure. Your body would be the ultimate sensory deprivation tank. Without nerves, you would be entirely paralyzed because no muscles could move. Many billions of nerves travel inside the spinal column as part of the spinal cord, and they exit through openings between the
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vertebrae. After leaving the spinal column, the nerves separate into smaller and smaller bundles, and travel to every system and organ in your body. If the vertebrae are misaligned even slightly, they may cause the nerves to be pinched, irritated, compressed or stretched. What Can Cause a Pinched Nerve? A fall or an accident – even a very mild one that happened years ago – may be enough to misalign your spine. Some other common causes are unnatural sleeping positions, poor posture, fatigue, computer and cell phone usage, stress, poor nutrition or any combination of these. Symptoms of Pinched Nerves Manifest Differently When the spinal column is misaligned, the entire skeletal system will become off balance, which can cause fatigue and exhaustion. When the misaligned vertebrae compress the nerves, the nerve impulses are altered and can affect the area in the body that the nerve is delivering the message to. Some symptoms of altered nerve impulses include headaches, seizures, vertigo, digestive issues, hearing, vision and a host of other problems. Do All Pinched Nerves Hurt? Less than 10% of all nerves can feel pain, so you don’t always know if there’s a problem. Most people with pinched nerves are not in pain. People with painful pinched nerves might be considered the lucky ones because they know they have a problem and are therefore more likely to get it checked out. Your Pinched Nerve Solution Chiropractors are experts who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of pinched nerves. If you’re not sure what’s causing the pain in your back or somewhere else in your body, call a chiropractor, to discover if your nerves are pinched. M
