Neck pain and arm pain from a disc

Common causes of neck pain

• Muscle strain from hunching over a computer or phone
• Worn joints and discs with age
• Pinched nerves from bulging discs or bone spurs, which can send pain into the arms
• Injuries such as whiplash from a car accident

Source: Mayo Clinic.

Signs a disc may be involved

• Pain that travels from the neck into a shoulder, arm or hand
• Numbness, tingling or weakness in an arm or hand
• Pain near or between the shoulder blades, or pain that's worse when you turn or bend your neck (Cleveland Clinic)

How decompression may help neck pain

Decompression applies a gentle, slow stretch and then releases it, in repeated cycles, to try to ease pressure on the disc and nerve. The doctor will explain how you'd be positioned. It's gentle and drug-free, and there's no quick twisting of the neck. Results vary from person to person. How decompression works.

Other options

Disc-related neck pain is also treated with posture changes, exercise and physical therapy, pain relievers, and sometimes injections or surgery.

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