If you are dealing with what feels like a pinched nerve in your shoulder you may be experiencing a lot of pain and may not know how to manage it and keep up with your daily activities.
Obviously, it is important to see your doctor and physical therapist to be sure that you are actually dealing with a pinched nerve in your shoulder. More often than not the pain is actually emanating from your neck or spine. However, if you’re experiencing sharp, localized pain in one shoulder, then you may have a pinched nerve. Some other symptoms you might experience with a pinched nerve in your shoulder are weakness, numbness, soreness, tingling, tightness, and intense pain with movement in your affected shoulder. These symptoms will often radiate down the shoulder into the arm, elbow, wrist and hand. They also can radiate up into the neck causing headaches.
Now, you’re probably saying, “Should I wear a sling for a pinched nerve in my shoulder?” The answer to your question is probably not. Usually, people don’t need slings for their pinched nerves. The purpose of a sling is to keep everything from moving, so the sling might actually make everything feel tighter in your shoulder.
However, the answer to your pain will be physical therapy exercises. Here are a few exercises that will help to relieve your pain and keep the pain from returning:
Other ways you can treat your pinched shoulder nerve pain are:
To view a video that focuses on pain in the shoulder that prevents full range of motion, go to https://www.painsciencept.com/video-transcript-shoulder-impingement-treatment-with-posture-strengthening-exercises/.