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Pinched Nerve

People say pinched nerve when an arm or leg tingles, burns, or feels weak. The same words get used for a disc, a swollen joint, or a nerve trapped farther down the limb. The exam has to find which one it is.

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What it feels like

The Sensations People Bring In

Where the feeling sits, and what changes it, is what separates a nerve from a muscle.
  • Tingling or buzzing in specific fingers or toes
  • A limb that feels heavy, clumsy, or unreliable
  • Symptoms that fire when you turn your head or bend a certain way
  • Grip that has quietly weakened, or a foot that slaps when you walk

What the Visit Measures

Sensation, grip or leg strength, and reflexes show whether a nerve is actually involved. Neck movements that reproduce arm symptoms point one way. Back movements that reproduce leg symptoms point another.

The Spine Is Not the Only Place a Nerve Gets Squeezed

A nerve can be irritated at the spine, under a tight muscle, at the shoulder, or well down the arm at the elbow or wrist. Carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel produce tingling that people reasonably call a pinched neck. Which fingers are involved, and what position provokes it, usually separates them.

Care After the Source Is Clearer

A joint that is not moving may be adjusted. A disc that lines up with the nerve symptoms may be treated with spinal decompression. If the pattern looks like a nerve problem outside the spine, the chiropractor will say so and refer.

Why Numbness and Weakness Are Tracked Separately

Altered sensation is uncomfortable and often recovers slowly even when things are going well. Measurable weakness is a different matter, and it is rechecked at each visit. Strength that keeps dropping while under care is a reason to refer, not a reason to add sessions.

Step by step

How a Nerve Complaint Gets Examined

The point of the first visit is to locate the irritation, not to treat the word pinched.

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  • 1You map exactly where the tingling, burning, or weakness sits
  • 2Reflexes, sensation, and strength are tested and written down
  • 3Positions that provoke and relieve the symptoms are worked through
  • 4A trial treatment or a referral follows from what those tests showed

Nerve Symptoms That Should Not Wait

These need same-day medical assessment rather than a chiropractic appointment.

  • Weakness that is clearly progressing hour by hour
  • Numbness with any loss of bladder or bowel control
  • Sudden numbness or weakness on one whole side of the body
  • Trouble speaking, swallowing, or seeing alongside the symptoms
  • Symptoms that began immediately after a significant head or neck injury

Where

Available at all four clinics

Same offer and same phone number at every office. Name the clinic you want when you book.

  • Austin

    4601 Southwest Pkwy, Suite 101, Austin, TX 78735

    Mon–Thu 8am–6pm · Fri 8am–12pm

    Austin clinic

  • Bee Cave

    11614 Bee Caves Rd, Suite 110, Bee Cave, TX 78738

    Mon–Thu 8am–6pm · Fri 8am–12pm

    Bee Cave clinic

  • Buda

    181 Cimarron Park Loop, Suite D, Buda, TX 78610

    Mon–Thu 9am–6pm · Fri 8am–12pm

    Buda clinic

  • Dripping Springs / Belterra

    13341 W US-290, Suite 102, Austin, TX 78737

    Mon–Thu 8am–6pm · Fri 8am–12pm

    Dripping Springs / Belterra clinic

First visit

What the $98 New-Patient Visit Includes

One appointment: consultation, exam, a trial treatment chosen from the exam, and a findings review. Mention the offer when you schedule. Restrictions may apply. Results vary.
  1. 1

    Consultation

    You tell the chiropractor what hurts, what you want to get back to, and which clinic you are visiting.

  2. 2

    Exam

    A neuro-musculo-skeletal exam looks for the source: the joint, the muscle, and the nerve.

  3. 3

    Trial Treatment

    One session of spinal decompression, cold laser, or spot cryotherapy, chosen from the exam. That session is included in the visit.

  4. 4

    Findings Review

    Your Chiropractor will go over the results of the exam and discuss a plan of care.

Questions

Common Questions

Answers from the chiropractors. Anything specific to you belongs in the exam, not on a web page.
Is numbness an emergency?

Spreading weakness, or numbness with bladder or bowel changes, is an emergency. Stable tingling that has been the same for days can be examined in the clinic.

Why do you test my grip if my neck hurts?

Grip strength maps to specific nerve levels in the neck. A measurable drop tells the chiropractor which level to focus on and gives a number to retest against later.

Can a pinched nerve heal on its own?

Many irritated nerves settle with time and load changes. Care is aimed at removing what keeps provoking it and at catching the cases that are not settling.

Do I need a nerve conduction study?

Not usually to begin with. If the picture suggests a problem outside the spine or the findings are not adding up, the chiropractor will refer you for that testing.

Why does it feel worse at night?

Sleeping positions hold joints at end range for hours and there is nothing to distract you. Which position makes it worse is a genuinely useful clue, so pay attention to it before the visit.

Keep reading

Related Pages

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Founder

Dr. Michael P. Henry, DC

Dr. Henry founded TexStar Chiropractic in 2011. He grew up in Manchaca, studied kinesiology at The University of Texas, and was appointed to the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Your visit is with the chiropractor at the clinic you choose.

Get an exam, not a guess

The consultation, the exam, one trial treatment, and a review of the findings, in a single appointment. Mention the $98 offer when you book. Restrictions may apply.

Book the $98 first visitCall +1 (512) 899-2228