The Best Exercises for Pinched Nerve (From La Cañada Chiropractors)
The best (and safest) exercises for pinched nerve, from doctors who treat it every day at Flintridge Family Chiropractic in La Cañada Flintridge.
If you've Googled "best exercises for pinched nerve," you've probably seen a dozen conflicting lists. Here's what our doctors actually give patients — and, just as importantly, what we tell them to stop doing.
A pinched nerve happens when a joint, disc, or muscle compresses a nerve root, producing pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness along the nerve's path.
Rule #1: Move the Stiff Joints, Stabilize the Loose Ones
Most people with pinched nerve intuitively stretch the area that hurts. The problem is that the painful area is often the unstable segment — it's already moving too much. Stretching it more can make things worse. The area you actually need to work on is usually the joint above or below.
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Exercises That Usually Help Pinched Nerve
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