Contents:
- Medical Video: Pinched Nerves
- What are the causes of nerve clamps?
- What is the impact if the pinched nerves are left?
- What are the symptoms of nerve clamping?
- How do you deal with nerve nerves?
Medical Video: Pinched Nerves
Nerves have an important role in the body. Through the nerves, communication between the body and brain runs smoothly. What if the nerves are clamped?
Pinched nerve, or in Indonesian known as the nerve clamp, is a condition in which the nerve is compressed by the surrounding area. When you experience a pinched nerve condition, your body will send a signal in the form of pain. Of course you should not underestimate the nerve signs of clamping, because nerve damage can be large. We don't know for sure if we haven't checked.
You may also not be able to restore pinched nerve damage, but you can reduce the pain. Actually, what causes nerve clamps?
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What are the causes of nerve clamps?
Nervous nerves can be triggered when there is pressure on the nerves. Pressure can be caused by movements carried out repeatedly for a long time, for example the position of the elbows bent during sleep. Nerve pressure can occur when nerves are compressed between tissues with ligaments, tendons, or bones. Very fragile, does that sound? Yes, the most fragile nerve in our body is when placed on a narrow tissue in our body, but the soft tissue to protect the nerve is only a little.
Generally the first pain is felt on the back, but does not rule out the possibility of pain can appear in several parts of the body. For example, when a hernia disc puts pressure on your nerve roots, pain will be felt on the back of your foot. Some conditions that can cause nerve suppressing tissue are:
- Injured
- Poor posture can add pressure to the spine and nerves
- Wrist rheumatism or arthritis
- Stress from repetitive work
- Injured sports activities
- Excessive weight also suppresses the nerves
In some cases, one of them is carpal tunnel syndrome (a condition that occurs in the fingers causing a feeling of tingling); some tissues contribute to putting pressure on nerves such as bone enlargement or thickening that eventually clamps the nerves. Generally cases of carpal tunnel syndrome are experienced by women.
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What is the impact if the pinched nerves are left?
There are several effects that can occur when a pinched nerve is left, such as soft tissue or a protector around the nerve can rupture. This can form fluids, which can cause swelling, extra pressure, and scar tissue. If nerve clamping occurs at a short time, there is certainly no permanent damage to the nerve. However, if the pressure persists of course the nerve can be permanently damaged.
What are the symptoms of nerve clamping?
Sometimes the symptoms of a clamping nerve are just pain in some parts of the body. Surely we don't even think of the nerve clamp. There are several other symptoms that you can observe, such as:
- Numbness, numbness, or a decrease in sensation for 'feeling' in areas with a lot of nerves. For example pain in the neck or lower back
- There is a sensation of pain or burning pain that radiates outward
- Tingling
- Weak muscles in parts that are thought to experience nerve clamping
- Often feel the feet and hands feel nothing
- Feel like being pricked
Sometimes symptoms worsen when you try to do certain movements, such as turning your head or tensing your neck.
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How do you deal with nerve nerves?
The treatment carried out varies depending on how heavy the pain is, as well as the length of treatment performed. You may be asked to rest the injured part, and avoid activities that will make your symptoms worse.
You need to see a doctor when symptoms persist and the pain becomes severe. You will need one or more treatments to shrink the swollen tissue around the nerve.
Drugs that you can use are:
- Aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen to reduce swelling
- Oral corticosteroids to reduce pain and swelling
- Steroid injections to reduce swelling, but you will experience inflammation before finally recovering
In severe cases, your nerves may require cutting some material, such as:
- Scar tissue
- Disc material
- Bone part
Can you go to alternative medicine? Before going to alternative medicine, it's a good idea to go to the doctor first, to find out where exactly there is a nerve clamp. Damaged nerves cannot be repaired, so it is good to consider which treatment is right.
