DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old woman. Last September I had severe pain in my right hand. The pain was so bad that I had to go to the emergency room, where they did an MRI. Results showed I have ...

A pinched nerve in your neck can be more than just painful—it can cause tingling, numbness and weakness—plus make it difficult to move your upper body. Thankfully, in most cases, a nerve can be ...

A pinched nerve is a condition that occurs when surrounding tissue or structures compress the nerve and reduces its ability to function properly. The most common places in the spine where this occurs ...

An MR image of a patient in their early 20s shows nerve injury (highlighted in yellow) of the left brachial plexus in the neck. The patient experienced left arm weakness and pain after recovering from ...

Gentle stretches can help relieve a pinched nerve in the neck. You can also seek advice from a doctor or physical therapist, take pain-relieving medications, and try applying hot or cold compresses. A ...

It seems logical when we feel pain it’s because something is not right in that area. For example, you smash your finger with a hammer, it’s your finger that hurts, not your foot. There are some ...

Q. What are symptoms of a pinched nerve? A. You’ll feel a sudden pain shooting from the base of your neck, through your shoulder, down one arm and into your fingers. Or, you may feel weakness or ...

When you have a pinched nerve in your neck, all you want is to find relief from the pain. There are a number of stretches and exercises that can help alleviate the discomfort that comes with a pinched ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Pain from a pinched nerve in the neck can make people reluctant to exercise. However, movement may help reduce or relieve pain. A person with a pinched nerve in the neck may experience tingling, ...