Conditions

Pain, pins and needles or numbness down your arm?

It may be a pinched nerve in your neck. Let's find out.

Sound familiar?

Sharp or burning pain running from your neck into your arm
Pins and needles or numbness in your hand or fingers
Your arm feels weaker, or your grip isn't what it was
Looking up or turning your head makes the arm pain worse
It's hard to get comfortable at night

What's going on

Nerves leave your neck through small openings between the vertebrae. When the joints, discs or surrounding tissue around one of these openings become irritated or swollen, the nerve gets squeezed or sensitised. You feel it where that nerve travels: down your arm and into your hand.

Why it keeps coming back

Once the arm pain settles, the stiffness and weakness that set it up are often still there. Without addressing them, the same nerve can flare again with the next stressful stretch of desk work.

How I treat it

Your first visit includes a full assessment and your first treatment on the same day. Nerve pain needs a gentle approach, so treatment is adapted to what your nerve can tolerate. Then you choose your path:

Symptomatic approach

We treat until the arm pain settles. Then you're done.

Corrective approach

First, we get you out of pain. Then we keep going, improving your neck's movement, posture and strength so the problem stops coming back and your body becomes resilient and fit.

Try this today

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Which position eases it?
Gently rest the hand of your sore arm on top of your head. Does the arm pain ease? Now notice whether looking up, or turning your head towards the sore side, makes it worse. Don't push into pain. Just notice. These clues help show whether the problem is coming from your neck.

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FAQs

How long does it take to settle?

Nerve pain often takes weeks, not days, to fully settle. I'll give you a realistic timeframe after your assessment.

Do I need a scan?

Not always. If your symptoms or assessment suggest one would help, I'll refer you.

What about sciatica?

Sciatica is the same problem in your lower back, with pain travelling down your leg. I treat that too.

Get your arm and your sleep back.

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