Pinched Leg Nerve

A pinched nerve in one leg or both is impossible not to notice. The strongest nerve pain will not leave you in peace. What population groups suffer from this problem the most? Especially these are people whose legs are overwhelmed with heavy weight or intensive physical work. These are pregnant women in the third trimester, people who do hard physical work or professional sportspeople. Elderly people after 60 also face this problem often.

How can you know that the nerve have been pinched?

1. The first sign is pain. It is acute and sudden, sometimes can have biting character.

2. The skin surface is swollen. In the place where the nerve is pinched, it can even turn red.

3. The limb loses its mobility after sleep. As the disease is progressing, it becomes a usual thing.

4. A vertical body position brings discomfort or even unbearable pain.

5. The painful sensations can reach the spine.

6. In some cases, the sweating increases.

The pinched nerve can be diagnosed with the help of an x-ray exam of the spine or the leg's bones. Depending on the results or clinical picture issues, there can be also additional diagnostic appointed, like MRI.

The first goal of the treatment is to release the nervous endings or fiber from the pathological squishing. To achieve this, a manual therapy or massage is often appointed. A shockwave therapy or acupuncture are also very helpful but not recommended to the elderly people.

If the pathological state is not complicated with hernia or protrusion, the results do not take a long time to come. In the period of treatment, a patient is recommended to avoid intensive physical activity.

In multiple cases, the pinched leg nerve is connected with the other developed or already existing disease. The complex organism diagnostic will help determine this and treat the very disease that caused such symptom as pinched leg nerve. If the main reason of such state is not discovered and removed, it can come back from time to time after the treatment.

The normal nerve's work is renovated with the help of the complex treatment that includes medications and vitamin support.