What Causes a Pinched Nerve and How Does Spinal Decompression Help?
A pinched nerve can cause symptoms that diminish your quality of life and keep you from activities you enjoy. At Atlanta Spine and Wellness, our chiropractors Dr. Christopher Heitman and Dr. Jessica Oudekerk are committed to helping patients find relief from back pain, herniated discs, and pinched nerves with spinal decompression treatment in Chamblee and Atlanta, GA.
What Is a Pinched Nerve and How Does it Happen?
A pinched nerve is one that is compressed, injured, irritated, or damaged due to pressure from surrounding tissues. A pinched nerve can be caused by:
- Traumatic injury
- Bone spur
- Spinal tumor
- Herniated or bulging disc
- Obesity
- Poor posture
- Repetitive stress or overuse injuries
- Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- Sports injury, auto injury, or work injury
- Age-related degeneration of the spine or discs
How Do You Know If You Have a Pinched Nerve?
Recognizing the early warning signs of a pinched nerve will help you get immediate treatment and reduce your risk of complications. Call our chiropractors if you have any of these symptoms of a pinched nerve:
- Sharp pain or a dull ache in one part of the body
- Burning, itching pain that radiates from one part of the body to another
- Numbness in one part of the body
- Tingling or a pins and needles feeling that travels down your arm or leg
- Muscle weakness
- Loss of balance or inability to grip or hold items
- Trouble walking, sitting, standing, or running
- Pain that continues even when you’re lying down or resting
- Pain that worsens when you sit up, stand, or walk
What Is Spinal Decompression?
Spinal decompression is a nonsurgical chiropractic treatment option for pinched nerves. Spinal decompression addresses the underlying cause of the pinched nerve, and is effective treatment for a herniated disc, bone spur, arthritis of the spine, age-related disc degeneration, sciatica, and neck and back pain. During spinal decompression, you will lie on a motorized traction table. We will stabilize you with a harness. One of our chiropractors will use a computer program to make the table move and tilt. As the table moves, it will slowly and gently stretch your limbs, spine, joints, and muscles. This relieves pressure on the pinched nerve and encourages the spine, discs, and vertebrae to shift back into place.
Schedule a Consultation for Decompression Treatment in Chamblee, GA
Don’t suffer through another day of pinched nerve pain. Visit us at Atlanta Spine and Wellness for spinal decompression treatment in Chamblee, GA. Our chiropractors are highly skilled and experienced and can diagnose the underlying cause of your pinched nerve, provide pain relief, accelerate healing, and help you return to your normal routine, pain-free. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.
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