help/suggestions pinched nerves, pain clinic?

[farrier!]

Dr finally admitted have have 2 places with pinched nerves in my neck. (

Dr wants to treat symptons not causes)

Now he is referring me to a Pain Clinic??!!!
What am I missing here? Because of the pinched neverse I do not have balance. Riding is scary now. I keep loosing feeling in both arms.
What good is a pain clinic going to be?
I want my life back....

I just carried a cement block across the bridge my neighbor just put back and now my stupid neck hurts so bad I can't stand it!!!!

I can shoe and trim and it does not make it worse then I do something that should not be a problem and I am in horrid pain.
Working with a broken arm is easier then this neck problem......

I think I am just depressed and venting.....

 

[debilorrah]

A pain clinic is the same as prescribing you morphine himself. You will see a pain management specialist. I would get a second opinion if I were you.....

 

[farrier!]

That is what I thought...

I want to be fixed, not incapable of doing anything........

 

[chipmunk]

I wonder if a chiropractor could help?

 

[gypsy2621]

I feel your pain, I have pinched nerves in C 6 and 7 , herniated disks in 4 and 5, right arm has hardly any feeling and makes typing a challenge.
plus there is a nerve pinched off in my elbow which makes the last 2 fingers literally dead at times.
I went to an Ortho and he said the nerves are deteriorating, BUT wont do the surgery untill I quit smoking, wont prescribe a pain med either, ( he doesnt believe in them)

Do what I am going to do go to another Ortho and keep at them until you get your pinch released.
the longer it goes on the more damage it does,
according to my Primary I may never get the feeling back in the ring and pinkie finger because the Ortho put things off so long.

Good Luck to you.
Go Find a competent Dr.

 

[satay]

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I would suggest that too. Have had pinched nerves before and the chiropractor always fixed it up.

 

[Sillystunt]

No to the chiro, temp pain relief and can backfire!

I went to pain management for my back. They do other things as well. it's not all pills and your out! They inserted 4 needles into my lumber next to the spine. I haven't had pain in 4 months. They were called luna lumber blockers. Not cordizone......

They also use machines and other stuff. I do get a script for TRAMADOL as needed. Don't use them much unless it's raining. They don't mess you up and make you feel weird like most meds. And they totally work~

 

[AkTomboy]

After a 12ft fall off a mountain I ended up with a huge list of injuries. By far the one that annoyed me the most was my neck and upper back. I couldnt even grip anything in my right hand. After many mri's and other nerve testing I got fed up with those doctors and went to see Dr Nam W. Jeon a licensed Acupuncturist. After two visits I no longer had any troubles with holding anything in my hand. My upper back pain took a few more apts but over all I have improved 95%. I can now go back to riding my horses, feeding all the critters and not being in pain 24/7. I dont know if you have thought about that but it might be worth a try. I hope you feel better soon.

 

[Whispering Winds]

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This is what I was going to suggest. They don't just do adjustments anymore; they have all kinds of machines and cold laser therapy that is wonderful for chronic pain. Give a reputable one a call . . .you won't be sorry.

 

[rizq]

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I would suggest that too. Have had pinched nerves before and the chiropractor always fixed it up.

Chiro is a bad idea with bad discs ... it can cause them to worsen or cause others near them (weakened by the extra stress caused by the already ruptured discs) to also rupture. Personal experience ... and I transcribe for a neurologist/pain specialist.

I have degenerative disc disease in my neck and lower back (at 27 years old ... have had problems for over 7 years) and avoid the chiro like the plague because they make me hurt worse in my true problem areas.

My dad has 2 ruptured discs in his neck (C5-C6 and C6-C7) and the chiropractor is the one who ruptured the second disc.

Jumping straight to surgery is not what you want to do either, it is best to try conservative therapy first and there are risks to surgery as well. A good doc will start off with pain meds, a muscle relaxer, possible a neuromodulator, and physical therapy. If that does not work, trigger point injections, facet injections, or epidural nerve block are usually the next step. Surgery is, and should be, a last resort when conservative therapy fails.

Rather than a pain specialist, perhaps you should request a referral to an orthopedist or a neurologist, though a pain specialist can definitely treat you right as well.