Yes. Nerve Pain is in Cornerstone Chiropractic Center’s conditions list, along with Degenerative Disc Disease, a common contributor to nerve compression.
Conditions addressed
Nerve Pain in Virginia Beach.
Burning, tingling, electric jolts, or numbness that travels down an arm or leg — nerve pain feels different from muscle or joint pain because it is different.
What it is
Understanding nerve pain.
Nerve pain arises when a nerve is irritated or compressed — commonly where it exits the spine. Sciatica is the familiar example: pain following the sciatic nerve from the low back into the leg, often with a disc or degenerative change involved. The same thing in the neck can send symptoms into the arm and hand. Unlike a pulled muscle, nerve pain often follows a distinct path and brings sensations like tingling, burning, or numbness with it.
How it shows up
Common presentations.
Patterns patients describe when they call about nerve pain.
- Pain that travels along a line — down the back of the leg or into the arm
- Burning, tingling, or “pins and needles”
- Numb patches of skin
- Symptoms that change with spine position — sitting, bending, or looking up
- A leg or arm that feels weak or less coordinated
The office approach
How Dr. Bresnahan approaches it.
The first job is locating where the nerve is being irritated. From the practice’s listed techniques, spinal decompression is designed for disc-related nerve compression, spinal adjustments address the joint restrictions that narrow a nerve’s exit, and soft tissue work (ART, Graston, dry needling) treats the tight muscles a nerve must pass through.
Nerve symptoms with loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness in the saddle area, or rapidly progressing weakness are an emergency — seek immediate medical care. Steadily worsening weakness or numbness also warrants prompt medical evaluation.
Questions
Straight answers about nerve pain.
Sciatica is one kind of nerve pain — irritation of the sciatic nerve, usually felt from the low back or buttock down the leg. Nerve pain can also occur in the neck, arms, and elsewhere.
Nerve pain tends to follow a path and bring tingling, burning, or numbness. Muscle pain is usually more local and aching. The examination sorts out which one — or which mix — you have.