Atlas Pain Relief Centre

Trapped Nerve Tamworth or Trapped Nerve Lichfield?

Tamworth Osteopaths at Atlas Pain Relief Centre treat trapped nerves and pinched nerves at their Staffordshire Clinic. The Clinic is home to a variety of practitioners such as osteopaths, physiotherapists and acupuncture practitioners.

There are no Tamworth Chiropractors employed at the clinic. Atherstone, Dordon, Polesworth, Kingsbury, Measham, Swadlincote, Brownhills, Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield Birmingham customers are regular visitors to the Tamworth pain relief clinic. Patients searching for help with trapped nerves will usually use terms like Trapped Nerve Tamworth, Trapped Nerves Tamworth or Pinched Nerve Tamworth.

The majority of nerves that give neurological symptoms such as pins and needles, tingling or numbness are found leaving the spine and are called nerve roots. Sciatica is a trapped nerve symptom in many cases

A spinal nerve that is subject to compression or constriction gives rise to a condition known as a Pinched Nerve. The nerves serve as communication sensors that carry messages to and from the different parts of the body to the brain, and vice-versa. A spinal nerve that is “pinched” is rendered unable to send all the necessary neurological signals, and this impairs the sensory motor to auto responses in the part of the body connected to that nerve.

Causes of Pinched Nerves

Various back problems can result in nerve compression. The two most common causes of a pinched nerve are:

1. Herniated discs – damaged disc material can protrude from the disc and push against the nerve root. Often called a slipped disc, prolapsed disc or bulging disc, this can put pressure on the affected nerve, pressing it against the hard vertebral surface. Some protrusions push directly into the spinal canal, constricting several nerves still within the spine. This type of pinched nerve disorder is less common than nerve root irritation.
2. Bony Spurs – as people grow older, they develop degenerative bone diseases like Osteoarthritis, one of the types of arthritis that can cause the formation of bone spurs. These bone spurs can pinch spinal nerves, resulting in neurological symptoms into the arms or legs.

Symptoms stemming from a pinched nerve depend on several factors: the location of the affected nerve, the severity of compression, and the length of time the nerve has been compressed.

Pinched nerve symptoms include pain, tingling, numbness and a feeling of muscle weakness in the affected area. As nerves are highly charged stimuli receptors, the first symptom of a pinch nerve will be pain. Continued compression will result in a “pins and needles” sensation, signaling the deterioration of nerve reception.

In some instances a type of burning sensation may be felt. As time progresses, the body part served by the compressed nerve will experience some form of weakness, and finally an onset of numbness in the affected body part occur.

Treatment of Pinched Nerves

A majority of pinched nerve disorders automatically heal by themselves and do not require any treatment. Recovery is usually complete and the sufferer may only need mild relief from compressed nerve symptoms.
There are cases when a compressed nerve will cause chronic symptoms and in these instances, treatment will be necessary. Pinched Nerve syndrome is normally considered a temporary disorder and radical treatment is not advisable, unless diagnosed with the critical Cauda Equine Syndrome or other severe nerve-related ailments that need immediate medical attention.

Some of the treatment options for compressed spinal nerves may include medication, osteopathy, chiropractic, physiotherapy and acupuncture. Injections, ice or heat therapy are also used and as a last resort, surgery.