A recent study by John Hopkins pain specialists found no difference in effectiveness of steroid injections and conservative treatments for pinched nerves in the neck and best improvements with a combination of both types of treatments. For the study, the researchers recruited 169 individuals all of who were diagnosed with neck pain from a herniated disc or narrowing of the spinal canal (stenosis) that inflamed or pinched nerves in their neck and caused pain that radiated to their arms.
Has anyone had experience with treatment for a pinched nerve in the neck?
Study Identifies Best Way to Treat Neck Pain Combination therapy appears most effective