Pinched or compressed nerves develop when the surrounding tissues apply pressure on the nerve root. Pain that radiates down the shoulder, arm, or leg, is a hallmark symptom of a pinched nerve. Other common symptoms include tingling, weakness, or numbness in the hand, shoulder, arms, or legs. While a pinched nerve isn’t life-threatening, it can quickly diminish a patient’s overall quality of life. In more severe cases, a pinched nerve may cause permanent nerve damaged when left untreated.
In some cases, an injury that starts a swelling reaction in a nerve, leads to the nerve being crushed by the surrounding bones. The swelling may subside and heal over a few weeks. But when symptoms fail to improve, patients in the Saddle River area should seek a proper diagnosis from a reputable board-certified neurosurgeon. As the leading spine center in northern New Jersey, the team of renowned neurosurgeons at Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics can provide a clear diagnosis and will only offer treatment options that will fully restore a patient’s quality of life.
Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics Offers Treatments For Pinched Nerves
Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics, remains dedicated to alleviating all causes of pain including pinched nerves. Our treatment options for pinched nerves depend largely on symptoms and their severity. Having treated many patients from Saddle River and the surrounding areas, Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics avoids surgical treatments. Our nonsurgical treatments include anti-inflammatory medications, epidural steroid injections, sciatic steroid injections, pain management, or physical therapy. But when less invasive treatments do not resolve the symptoms or will not provide relief, surgery may be the best option to a quick recovery.
If you suffer from neck, back, arm or leg pain and wonder if it is caused by a pinched nerve or another source, Centers for Neurosurgery, Spine, and Orthopedics physicians will accurately diagnose the cause of your discomfort. Through individualized attention, the award-winning pain management and spine team of board-certified neurosurgeons, physiatrists, and physical therapists work collaboratively to treat each patient with an effective and conservative approach.
Our board-certified neurosurgeons can help patients living in Saddle River find the right solution to reduce pain from pinched nerves with our personalized treatment options. Call (973) 633-1122 to schedule an appointment today.
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