Five years ago, I fell in the front yard and sat down hard on my rear end. After a time, my hip felt locked-up when I walked. Because of the pain, I didn't walk right. I protected my right hip so it would not hurt. I have had MRIs, cortisone shots, X-rays, etc., and they seem to think I have a pinched nerve. Today, I was given a cortisone shot, but so far, it is not feeling any better. The doctor suggests physical therapy, which I have had before. I have seen a chiropractor, and while he helped me immensely in other areas, nothing is helping my hip. Surgery is not suggested as I have a severe case of scoliosis since birth. Published: July 10 ::

I had a pinched nerve a few years ago, and it was mild. I had some treatments for it: epidural injections. They seemed to help but not for long. Now I have another pinched nerve, and it’s worse than before. It’s on my right side from the bottom of my foot to under my arm and sometimes my middle finger. Sometimes my feet go numb, and I feel as if I’m walking on sponges. Published: July 09 ::

For 5 weeks now I've been enduring some pain in my lower back. As well as, extreme numbness on my right leg from the knee down to the tips of my toes. The pain in my calf muscle is tingly, sore, and the muscle is very weak. I have a hard time walking. The numbness is also on the outside of the right leg. What hurts the most is my right big toe and the two toes next to it. There is a burning, tingling, sharp pain when I go to move my toes even the slightest. And if anything even touches it, it is extremely sensitive and hurts. My P.J’s or even a sheet from the bed can't even touch it. I know that this is coming from a pinched nerve from my back by what can I do to help the nerve that is pinched? Published: July 07 ::

I have had severe neck pain for 7 months now. I had it before but nothing like this. I went to doctor and found out I had degenerative disks disease and 3 bulging disks and a pinched nerve. I had 4 different doctors diagnose this. I was sent to 2 orthopedics doctors. One said it was a crick in my neck, the other said that I did have a pinched nerve and 3 bulging disks. He could not understand why the left side hurt worse when the right side was in worse shape. The pain in my neck, head, and down my left arm is worse. I now feel like someone has a steel pipe piercing in the back of my head. The pain is also in my jaw and in my throat. All he wanted to do was the injections. I have no insurance and each injection is 1599.00 to 5000.00 each. What am I suppose to do. Doctors sure are not what they use to be if you have no insurance you are pretty much screwed and have to suffer. Published: July 01 ::

When I wake up in the morning after 7 hrs of sleep I have a solid sharp pain that starts on the lower right side of back that goes to hip bone area and from there extends to my shin. It takes approximately 20 minutes to get rid of but during that time I can hardly walk. Actually I don't walk; I barely move and have to push on my right buttock if I have to sit on a toilet. I cannot bend over, but eventually it all calms down to being invisible. I broke my right femur 27 years ago and it wound up one and a half inches shorter, all of my right shoes are elevated for compensation. This pain happened one other time, approximately 3 years after the accident. The chiropractor cured me at the time as I was carried into his office (I could not walk) after spinal manipulation, I was pain free! Now some years later it has returned. I am a business owner so no heavy manual labor is involved. I do however get exercise and only 5 lbs. over my ideal weight. What's happening here I would like to know. I also am on Percocet 10/325 (2 every am as soon as I awake along with one 800 mg of Ibuprofen. The pill thing has gotten old but I cannot function without it! Published: June 16 ::

About 6 months ago I started noticing little things that going wrong. Then the tingling started, and I was dropping things. This was getting me worried, when I went to the chiropractor with cold hands and instability he told me to see a neurologist. Three days latter an MRI and the day after that he called to inform me that he set up a time for surgery in two days. I thought he was a cut happy doctor, then I saw my MRI and had no problem with it. For the first time I was scared. He kept asking about the trauma that had caused the problem, but there was none. That was three weeks ago, now after removing a compressed and herniated disc and fusing my C5 and C6 with a graft and rod most of my symptoms have returned. At 44 years old I guess that is as good as it gets. Published: June 08 ::

I slammed on my brakes to avoid a peacock in the road (wearing my seat belt), and the trauma to my neck has resulted in a pinched nerve. My right arm throbs constantly, and my pointer finger tingles too. My shoulder blade aches continually. I have received six physical therapy treatments and am continuing those. It does seem to help a little, but I am surprised at what a slow process this is. I have been sitting in the hot tub a lot and using heat. Published: June 26 ::