How to Fix a Pinched Nerve in the Neck | Dr. Jon Saunders
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- How to Fix a Pinched Nerve in the Neck | Dr. Jon Saunders, Newmarket Chiropractor
A pinched nerve in the neck, or cervical radiculopathy, can be very painful and debilitating. In this video, Dr. Jon Saunders will show you how to get rid of pinched nerve in your neck at home. There will be 6 stretches shown to help give you some relief. The first 3 will be more general and focus on decompression or traction of your neck and the next 3 will be more specific to select nerve roots, using nerve flossing techniques.
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The main causes of a pinched nerve in the neck are a disc bulge or herniation, degenerative disc disease, bones spurs (osteophytes), and tight neck muscles. Poor postural patterns like forward head posture or a loss of normal curve in the neck can also contribute to a pinched nerve in the neck. It happens most often in your 40's and usually only involves one arm. Signs and symptoms are pain/tingling/numbness in the neck, arm, hand, between shoulder blades and sometimes headaches. Numbness and tingling and hand and arm weakness can also occur.
Improvement usually takes between 4-6 months, but in some cases much longer, up to 24+ months. The good news, most will recover without needing surgery.
Let me know in the comments below if you have any questions or which of my 6 stretches for a pinched neck nerve worked best for you.
📖CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro.
1:06 Common Causes of a Pinched Neck Nerve
1:57 Disclaimer + Diagnosis
2:42 Centralization of Symptoms
3:07 Long Axis Distraction (Decompression)
5:10 Lordosis Stretch and Traction
7:03 Scalene Stretch
8:29 Why Nerve Flossing/Gliding?
9:33 Median Nerve Flossing
10:48 Radial Nerve Flossing
11:56 Ulnar Never Flossing
13:21 Outro.
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Dudeeee years of doing all these crazy stretches and exercises and no help but these floss techniques boom hit all the right places. Couldn't believe the nerves firing so hard and tendons so tight revealed in these simple exercises. Genius!
So happy you found it helpful, best wishes!
Try bioflex could laser therapy or any brand of class 3 b laser only 4 treatments and the pinched nerve is gone.check in your area!!!
100% true!
Same here... Been doing rotator cuff and shoulder stretches/exercise and none of them really worked... This video helped so well.. Thanks from uk
Duuuude
I find it VERY weird that I haven't spoke about it out loud, nor have I searched for remedies but this video magically pops up when I need it most. Like my left arm to fingers is bad
I hope this video helps you. :)
They're probably reading our minds now with the smartphones. I get this all the time day in day out. Have you noticed it more since your comment here?
Uhg same
you too
OMG SAME!!!!!! SO CRAZY!
I did the exercises and finally slept through the night without pain. FINALLY!! Thank you!
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
Thank you!! I have been unable to move an INCH for 48 hrs because of a pinched nerve, and it feels so much better after only TWO reps!!!! Hallelujah!
Wonderful, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for these modifications! I had been doing similar stretches, but these helped more & right away! Appreciate you putting this video out!
Glad it was helpful!
That radial nerve flossing was revelatory! I had no idea that’s where my pain was coming from until you showed the hand chart. My thumb has been killing me, along with my neck, shoulder, all down my arm and my scapula. Thank you!
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
I will put my knowledge in practice Doctor J,I will let you know of the result !
Omg! Thank you sooo much! This pain is recurring and the worst! I have herniated disk again post discectomy and fusion. Can’t tell you how this has helped me!😅
I went to the doctor and he said to wait. I watched your video and had my first half night sleep and got up and did it again. Thankyou
Awesome! You got this!
These simple exercises have LITERALLY, saved me from a ton of pain. Thank you Dr.Jon!
Glad you like them!
Hi sir how long did u have the burning and nubmness pain?
@@SPEED-7 I have that as well I can’t stand it no more. I am just watching this video I hope I can get fixed.
@@afCatrachaAre you feeling ant better these days?
What a great and thorough video, thank you! ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
You are a legend! That nerve flossing pulled me from the brink of madness. My pinky and ring finger feel so much better now! I cannot thank you enough for this, my friend!
Glad it helped! Thanks for sharing!
These exercises are amazing. I've tried many other exercises for the trapped nerve in my right arm and this video is the only one that actually has any notable effect. I can now actually see a path to recovery! Ive looked at Dr Jon's other videos and i can see some i need to check out. Thank you Doctor.
Glad you like them!
Thank you for this information! Working as a prep cook, I injured my shoulder last month lifting something heavy and since then, I've had weakness in my entire arm and a numbness and tingling in my thumb. This is the first video I have found that explained the origin of those symptoms and how to relieve them. Thank you, most grateful.
Thank you - I hope you feel better soon!
You sir, are a hero without a cape. Thank you
Wow, thanks!
Extremely useful with immediate postive affect for me. Thanks for the streches which actually work. I was literally losing my sleep over this pain in the neck and arm
Great to hear!
Heck yes I found some value in those stretches. Thanks so much for posting this!
Happy to help!
I haven’t even started and I know you know what you’re talking about. I’m fairly certain I pulled or damaged something in my left neck which became extremely tight and I had such minimal range of motion. I also had weakness in my left arm and hand, then came extreme anxiety. I’ve gotten a lot of range of motion back but my rhomboids are a mess, my neck is still painful and tight, yoga does help. But whenever I told someone o think there’s a pinched or irritated nerve they’d tell me they doubt it, and it didn’t show up on an mri. I also have terrible posture which correcting it is helping as well. Anyways, it’s nice to see people realizing that with all our sitting coupled with texting/computer work - any neck or upper back injury can be a real journey to fix, as everything else needs to be worked on too. Anyhow, thank you for looking deeper and providing insight and help for people on this journey. Really does help me feel hope. (You’re probably the only person who has mentioned feeling pain in the head, which I have - not headache pain, muscle pain. All the way to my forehead, especially on the afflicted side. I’m excited to try these.) 🙏🏼 🕊️
I appreciate your feedback and watching my video!
Been following since your 502 sub and now its 100times more.. love you vid and share em doc.. keep the good job 👏
Much appreciated and thanks for sharing! :)
These are the best stretches ever! Especially nerve floss. I finally have some relief!! 🎉 Thank you 🙏
Wonderful!
Thank you so much!!! Best stretches ever!!! Nothing else has helped!!!❤️❤️❤️
Glad it helped!
So glad I found you Dr. Saunders! I’m shocked at how well the specific floss moves helped! I have subscribed bc your info was great. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Nerve Flossing… thank you for enlightening us! I have never known it to be possible to stretch a defiant area with such precision. DEFINITELY Adding to my daily routine! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for being here and sharing your knowledge! This is already beginning to help a little. Your explanations and demonstrations are very easy to follow! You are very appreciated!
You are so welcome! It always nice to hear feedback from viewers. I appreciate you!
AMAZING VIDEO!! Not only did you demonstrate good breakdown to issues with C8-T1 but you gave amazing rehab techniques. Love it!
Watching from Yorktown Virginia
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Glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes!
Thank you kindly Dr. Saunders for the help. I appreciate you so very much.
You are very welcome - appreciate it!
Thanks Doc! I've been miserable for weeks with this neck, and the flossing seems to help right away! I have fibromyalgia so massage is usually too painful and if I rub my neck myself,the next day it's so inflamed. Happy to have found your channel, I hope to see all your videos.❤
Glad it helped! Welcome. :)
i don’t have a diagnosis but tried the very first exercise and my pain went away within seconds, i’ve been having terrible pain for a few days and it was giving my piercing headaches i’m so glad i found this
Glad to hear it! :)
Absolutely AMAZING RELIEF!!! God bless you!
Glad it helped!
Thank you so so much,I was in pain two weeks and to two doctors.only today I feel bit relieved.they gave me only pain killers.so glad I found your Chanel and I subscribed right away ❤️
Thanks for watching!
Really excellent: presentation and content excellent. Thank you.
Much appreciated!
Thank you! I feel immediate relief from the radial floss alone!
Fantastic!
I love the stretches !
Thanks for watching!
Thank you. I am so scared about my conditions. Thank you for helping me see I can alleviate the situation.
I wish you a speedy recovery.
thank you doctor , i had been suffering neck pain , i did these excercises and relieved from pain. thank you so much
Wonderful!
For three days now I've been in incredible pain, I haven't been able to sleep with how my shiukder has been throbbing. I am so grateful to find this video. Instant relief. Thank you ❤❤
Thanks for sharing!
The specific ones really helped, thank you!
Glad it helped!
I am beyond appreciative to you for this video and info. I was in so much pain from a pinched nerve in my neck due to osteophytes and bone spurs with herniated disks I was about to just give up on life. I coul not sit , stand , sleep walk or anything without my neck, spine, shoulder and arm to the elbow feeling like hot lava and electrical shocks running through it non stop. I really was ready to go t sleep and never wake up. You saved my life literally by giving me some relief . The pain is still there but It is less intense and manageable . I thank you SO much you for this help you have no idea what it has meant to me
Glad you found it helpful. All the best.
I understand what you mean, I have been feeling exactly the same for the same reasons. The pain makes it impossible to focus and work, talk, think... this video was a godsend for me too.
Ditto
❤👍🏻
I’ve had 13 years c/s injury after car accident -lots of surgeries-three titanium metals 😢. Every day I wake up it’s a challenge- my nerves are stiff. First time I tried your stretches that I actually see a difference. Wanted to say thank you for people like us you make a huge difference. 🙏🏻
Thanks for watching!
Thank you great exercises 😊
10:48
Thanks Jon. From grandma in Tampa. Great teacher! God bless and keep you.✌️🇺🇸
Very welcome! :)
The exercises really work especially the flossing .I feel so much better now. Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Thank you, Doc! I love the exercises. They are so simple and easy to follow. I was able to sleep well and move better last night. I feel better today! Greetings from the Philippines.
Wonderful - thanks for sharing!
Thank you! No one could figure out why i felt this pain and your the first person to address the symptoms! They were trying to give me vitamin b shots ! Thanks again!
Best wishes!
Woke up with a painful neck kink where the nerve was pinched and throbbing. This HELPED unkink my neck. Thanks!
You're welcome!
so helpful! Thanks for posting!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you.. I was struggling for many days now and this gave immediate relief. ☺️☺️☺️ Liked and subscribed!
Glad it helped!
It really works ..and my radiating pain from neck to hand got reduced 90% ..thank you so much❤
My pleasure!
Oh my goodness thank you, this is the first time for weeks I have felt some relief in my neck
Wonderful!
Omg you're the goat thank you so much sir. I've been in miserable pain and your stretches really helped me alot.
Glad to hear it!
Thanks so much. Trying to do those exercises. Pinched nerve is painful & annoying but starting to feel slightly better.
I hope you feel better soon!
Thankyou for these great exercises. For the last month or so I have been experiencing numbness in hands and feet. After doing these last night today was the first time I had a full day without numbness.
Wonderful!
Thanks so much ... yes immediate relief for my neck and elbow. I'll be watching again to practise the exercises. 🙏
Amazing, thanks for sharing!
These have helped me. I had a benign tumor on the left side of my neck as a child and then in high school I broke both collarbones (not together). Had really tight shoulders and neck ever since, causing a lot of issues. These stretches have helped.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video
Thank you so much, i have pinched nerves at my right. Working with ur exercise, getting relief
Wonderful!
Hello man, i think this is helping me! If i heal up i will share this video with everyone and everywhere i can! Thank you so much 😊❤️
Thanks for sharing!!
Bless You!! Just wow! I was in so much pain. I just did these exercises while watching your video & wow, what a relief!!! Sacing your video so I can keep coming back to it. Thank you so much for being so generous!
My pleasure! Take care. :)
Subscribed. This helped my vision, breathing, balance and pain.
Wonderful - thanks for sharing!
This is awesome! The flossing gave me immediate relief! 😮 Thank you for this vid, Doc!
Great to hear!
@drjonsaunders how to know which nerve flossing to do? Or is it fine to do all 3?
I had neck and shoulder pain since yesterday but I had done some two fingers muscle massage by watching some other Dr and that gave some relief but later after that I started feeling sensation in arm little bit till hand..so youtube suggested your video..
Please suggest.
worked for me, the pain virtually disappeared after one session what's more impressive is I got back full movement of my arm. thank you.
Fantastic!
Excellent. So helpful. Thank you
You're very welcome!
Just found your channel and will be implementing these exercises. All my pain is in right side: incredible weak shoulder, tendonitis in right arm all down to my wrist as well as terrible neck pain with DDD and low back pain 24/7. I have been seeing chiro for years. I have never seen these techniques. Doctor can't seem to give me relief on my right neck/scapula pain after 3 months still suffering. Thank you!
I hope this helps you feel better....all the best!
Perfect! Thanks a lot. I will save your video for everyday exercise 💚
Awesome! Thank you!
me TOO!
Thank you so much you have given me so much pain relief. My fingers were going numb and I couldn’t move my neck. I had a trapped nerve in my shoulder blade. Thank you for your help.❤
Wonderful!
Great video. Very useful. Many thanks
Glad it was helpful!
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! Dr Saunders for this very informative thread as this is day one, hopefully on my way to recovery 🤞🏽
Best of luck!
I’m already feeling relief from these techniques after 48 hours! I noticed that I’m very tight when trying the Ulnar nerve flossing, especially on my left side. Should this get easier over time? Or are there some stretches I can do to improve my range of arm motion for these exercises?
Thank you 🙏 I remember some of these moves which is wonderful! I had 3 orthoscopic surgeries, so very helpful 😃👍
Glad it was helpful!
Can a pinched nerve in the neck effect the muscles that control swallowing an speech. ?
@@drjonsaunders Dear Dr. I have tripizus musle burning sensation and muscle spasm of chest cage advise me i am 51 year and have this problem for 5year .
I pinched a nerve years ago, and it felt like I tore something in my arm (a chiropractor helped with a different diagnosis). It was excruciating. That was resolved, but now I have it in the other arm. Your steps help so much, thank you!
I'm glad you found the video helpful. :)
Good God your stretches feel SO good! ALL of them! Thank you so much for making this video! Subscribed!!
You're so welcome!
Thank you, I was in screaming pain. No sleep etc…. I have been doing these exercises, and day by day my pain was a little less. You saved my mental👍👍👍health.
Glad it helped!
That was really very helpful indeed.I am experiencing something like a current or a jerk in my shoulder nerves right till my hands .I could not figure out probably it seems to be a pinched nerve.
Feel better soon!
Wow I’m in tears this helped so much , immediate relief ❤
Glad it helped!
thank you for sharing this doc. very specific and easy exercises that do a lot of help
You are welcome!
Been watching, bookmarking a dozen pinched nerve stretch videos, and this one is my favorite to rewatch, find it useful, helpful, educational, super comforting, and think I now have a YT-crush on Dr. Jon- sorry you're adorable and we should have dinner haha. Traction with towel was helping give me some relief (too painful pulling with my own hands). I've started doing daily warm bath with 1.25cup epsom salts and allowing my head to completely free float (bob) in the water with its full weight for awhile which does hurt, but along with thumb-massaging my neck muscles in the warm water, it seems to be helping reduce the intensity of the nerve pain and rolling it back out of my arm and back into the shoulder/localized spot. I haven't seen a single video mention Epson Salts bath neck massage, so check it out and if it does help after 3x, let the chat know. If widely useful, may be something the good Dr. would mention in another pinched nerve advice video for 'right now' relief. until we can unchain from our desk jobs, good luck, be well. (That reminds me, Dr, a video suggestion would be, once repaired for the nth time, what daily or weekly maintenance stretch/moves keep the pinched nerve at bay? Should we incorporate something religiously to self protect? ty!)
:) Making me blush. All good suggestions! Thanks for watching and your support!
I have been so worried because of my left hand felt tingling and numb. Thought it was a serious sickness or something.
Tried the flossing and it works! Thank you very much 🙏🏻
My pleasure!
So many common and ubiquitous things that could be besides a serious disease or disorder. Could be something as simple as too much time on the cell phone or computer. Chronic and habitual hand and arm positions irritate the nerves.
Hi Diana, my right hand thumb has gone numb due to a pinched nerve. Did you feel the numbness intensity increased after doing the flossing and other exercises?
I'm Soo greatful watching all the way from Kenya and I feel Soo much better after trying the flossing and other exercises. ❤
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This video has helped more than 2 months of physiotherapy, osteopathy, acupuncture and massage therapy. Unreal. I'm in Ontario, but I wish I was closer to Newmarket. Thank you!
Glad to hear that...thank you so much for your support! :)
Already seeing some relief. Thank you so much Dr. Jon.
Glad it was helpful!
Great advice, excellent content.
I appreciate that!
Of course it works. I have tried so many exercises but these exercises give me instant relief. Thank you so much doctor. Im Serah from Sri lanka
My pleasure!
I have Degenerative disc disease and couldn't look left without pain in left hand side of my neck and in shoulder plus arm weakness. I tried the first exercise with a towel behind my head and noticed a significant amount of pain relief while I turned left, I'll definitely be using these exercises from now on. Thank you Dr. Jon Saunders 😁👍 you are a legend amongst us mere mortals my good sir
Thank you for your comments...best wishes :)
Are you taking B complex dietary vitamins to help those nerves with their myelin regeneration? If not you ought to. The dosage should be high per each vit.
😂
Easy?
Simply isn’t easy?
😊
Woooow, I was really suffering. These stretches does magic. Thank you so much
Glad you found my video helpful...all the best!
Thank you for those pinched nerve stretches. I have been suffering for over 3 months with it on my left upper backside & shoulder with arthritis in my neck & osteo arthritis and degenerative joint issue.
My pleasure!
I wanna cry 🤣 these gave me a lot of relief from both of my hands that’s been numbing a lot 😢 but you helped me a lot!
Happy to help!
I have just tried all six exs. The last one was too painful. So I will rest from this one until I can do it without pain. I could feel the other exercises releasing tension and pain down my spine, into my lumbar spine on the opposite side and releasing tension from my buttock on the same side as the neck pain. Thank you so much for giving me these useful tools.
Best wishes!
This is the one. Not 100% yet but can finally feel things improving.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is best video on the subject, i've watched like maybe 40 different channels already (awaiting mri conclusion)
Wow, thanks!
When doing the median nerve flossing my thumb tingles and I have electrical pain going down my arm on my one side that hurts. I do feel better after doing these exercises for 2 days so far. Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing!
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I Just do the ulnar floss and the next day got tingles and electrical pain,is it ok? Am i in right path
I continually get a pinched nerve, it's a sharp shooting pain in my right shoulder blade, I can lean my head to my left shoulder but if I try to lean my head to the right I can't, there will be a sharp shooting pain that goes from my right shoulder blade into my chest and shooting down my right arm, arm tingles and falls asleep at night. Sadly it will take months for me to be back to normal.
I will try your stretches, thank you.
I wish you a quick recovery!
Thank you, I will be following you in your next video because I am very happy with this video.
Very good!
Doc, your are the life saver, mate!
Thanks for watching!
Really affecting exercise.
Can't thank enough as they are just what I have been looking for but mainly it works very well.
Thanks a million Doctor ☺️
You're very welcome!
Alhamdulillah... I get some relief... I was so worried about it for last 5 years... But now i am getting some relief. ❤️❤️
Wonderful, keep working at it. :)
Ok sir. Thank you so much ❤
I just wanted to drop a comment to let you know that this was very helpful! I am seeing improvement after one day. Thank you
Great to hear!
Invaluable advice Dr. Jon. Nerve flossing exercises brought instant relief and today, after just one week, my pain seems to have gone. Thank you so much!
Great to hear!
I was diagnosed with cervical nerve pinching. I was doing decompression and tens treatment with a chiropractor who was too expensive to continue treatment. I have found some of your exercises to be quite beneficial.
I have extreme tingling/pins and needles down both arms to my hands. Sleeping is very uncomfortable and painful. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry to hear this....depending on the cause it can take a long time to improve...please listen to your doctor.
Ok, wow. I can't believe I found a cure to the agony I've been in for months. I´ve done every stretch on god's great earth and painkillers have been my companion for months. Dr. Jon - I can't thank you enough!! As I tried the specific stretches I felt such a relief - God bless you!
So happy you liked the video!
Did you feel these right away?
Did the pain keep coming back the following days?
Thank you if you answer 🙏
It does feel much better thank you. The nerve flossing felt the best.
You're so welcome!
Well done Doc. Very helpful.
Thank you kindly!
After years of pain and trying different treatments the specific nerve flossing techniques here gave me almost instant relief, although it isn't continuous. Thank you for sharing these and I'd like to know the recommendation and prognosis if the nerve flossing technique helps so what else should I focus on to eliminate the pain entirely?
Hard to say without seeing you as a patient, please ask your doctor.
I've recently discovered your channel and I love your simple way teaching! I am currently doing your neck exercises and hope to see results soon. But for about a year I've had pain from my shoulder down thru my tricep (?). I've been to a chiropractor but no help. I do not have pain all the time, just when I move my arm a certain way - and putting my arm at a 90* angle is makes pain radiate in my arm! So I am wondering if that is showing the area or nerve that I need to work on. I can do it if I modify it and pull my chin in. Do you think that the fact that the 90* position triggers the pain is identifying the problematic nerve? Thank you
Thanks for your feedback...it does seem it could be a nerve...see your doctor as they should be able to diagnose you accurately...all the best!
Hello, I know this has been a while, but I just found this channel. I'm wondering if you have found why your arm hurts when you bend it. Mine does that too! Very painful. Any help you have is greatly appreciated!
Thank you doctor this vid is really helpful appreciate your effort ❤
My pleasure!
Thank you, Thank God! Best I've felt I years!! Thank you Thank you Thank you
You are so welcome!