Cervical Radiculopathy | “Pinched” Nerve in Neck Rehab (Education | Exercises | Surgery | Myths) 

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you are the best! I have many issues , scoliosis, herniates discs -3 cervical- , cervical stricture and few more... I was crying because it has been 6 months, I feel like my life is over at 32... But this channel gave me hope... I couldn't work for 7 months because of pain and I started to think maybe there is no point to live at all. After seeing these I see hope even a little... thank you 😭

I'm an advanced MSK Physiotherapist working in the NHS in the UK. I approve of this message. This is some of the best education and advice available on RU-vid. Much better than some scary chiropractic type videos. (No offense to good chiros)

Thank you for all the hard work to give the right foundation for my mind. It is super clear and well presented! Will aim to have this practiced and memorized. 🙏👊

This video is fantastic. It’s very clear, provides visual examples and cites research. Perfect and exactly what I was hoping for. Thank you so much!

Probably the best video i have even seen on cervical issues and j have watched a lot. Simple, to the point and very realistic. Loved the clarity and sequence of the information.

Brilliant ! Such a clarity in explaining with facts. Unlike other videos where people try to project their prowess on their subject, you are on to the point and clearly spelt out it is a guidelines based on facts. It was a random view as I do have cervical neck pain...but felt that never seen such smart explanation. I just instantly subscribed, it is one of the very few subscription I have. Thank you . Keep doing good work.

Your video has given me the information I have been looking for as no one had explained to me clearly the cause of my neuropathy and am very grateful, thank you so much, will keep watching

Excellent video. Glad I found this channel. Thanks very much.

Thank you ! I am active , sprinting , weight training, pain free after 6 level spinal fusion. and foot surgery. Work full time age 69. Your PT is the GOLDEN KEY !!!

Very BEST neck rehab video I've seen(and tried) since hurting my neck last summer. Will comment further but very happy as this info gave many options the others somehow did not offer!

You are doing a great job! The research and great explaination with all the answers to the problem is very helpful to anyone facing this problem. Thanks a ton :)

great video as always! Love your approaches to rehab

Great information, using evidence base and up to date with great edit, that changes in imaging can be a normal finding, keep getting the info out there!

You put alot of effort into this video to help us out here mate. Thank you kindly. Bless your soul.

Thank you so much! I am currently facing this issue & have got great knowledge from your explanation. Glad I found E3 Rehab.

Thank you so much for this video. I've struggled for a long time with a car accident and it really helps to watch your videos

Amazing when I saw this video! I was just struggling with this problem and I found this great opportunity to know more about this issue and change direction! Thank you! I gonna start just now the exercises! Greetings from Brazil! Keep It up! 🇧🇷😁

This is so helpful and clear. Your illustrations are fantastic.

Thanks for the video. I graduated from my pt program about 6 months ago but am having a flare up. I benefitted from this refresher.

Thanks for this amazing and very clear explanation of this issue. Keep up the great work and keep making these amazing videos. Thanks again

Thank you for sharing this information with such a great explanation.

High quality content right here. Thank you!

Amazing work as always. 👏

thank you so much for providing these infos. Very clear, concise and helpful

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📚 Cervical radiculopathy, also known as a pinched nerve in the neck, can cause numbness, weakness, and pain in the arms and hands due to issues in the neck area. 01:39 ⚠️ Symptoms of cervical radiculopathy can vary in intensity, and pain or sensory changes might occur in unexpected areas, like the scapular or rhomboid region. 02:49 🩺 Natural history of cervical radiculopathy often leads to improvement regardless of treatment, and abnormalities on imaging aren't necessarily indicative of symptoms. 04:12 🛌 Lifestyle factors such as sleep quality, stress, posture, and physical activity play a role in managing cervical radiculopathy alongside exercises. 07:28 💪 Isometric exercises and resistance training can help restore strength and range of motion, while addressing factors like sleep and stress is important for symptom management. Made with HARPA AI

Very well presented and explained - well done.

Finally after such a long time someone made it clear, this video is awesome.

You are very clear in explaining. Your presentation is good.

i am gonna download your video and keep it on my desktop...absolute genius

This is just an EXCELLENT video… Very well made, easy to comprehend, super illustrative. Many thanks!

In some pain (top of spine/nape of neck) from deadlifting. This is the best/most informative video I’ve seen on neck rehab…… and I’ve been watching a lot on this subject this last week.

Thank you so kindly for your help. I also feel I can trust you more than any doctor.

Great video. Very informative and encouraging Thanks!

What a great video! So helpful. Thank you, sir.

Wow, this is perfect for me, thank you. I had an operation to remove 'inflammation' from 4 trapped nerves I experienced in a short few years. I can't get physio because I have a fractured spine in L1 and L2, so these exercises give me various options that won't put too much stress on my lower spine. 🙏👌

Thank you! Very informative! ❤❤❤

😊 thank you!

Very helpful instructions!

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I had a very painful pinched nerve on my left side since I was a teenager, exactly how you described it. Went to doctors, specialists - everything. Nothing worked. When I was in my 20s someone suggested a chiropractor. After two or three treatments, the pain completely disappeared, my arm wasn't number or shaking. It was amazing. After the first treatment, I slept for about 10 hours. The pain never came back but I continued chiropractic for a few months.

Excellent as always.

Dr. Surdyka great video as always. Could you guys do a video on localized heat and ice in and out of the context of injury?

thank you so much. Its really informative

no words you are true doctor

This has been really helpful.

I have disc degenerative dude n cervical C3-4 I was told. My doctor immediately wanted to do surgery n I left. I decided on my own to do PT. I’m trying to avoid surgery at all cost. I do get some relief with exercises but not 100%. Your exercises are new to me n will try them. A family member had this surgery n complains of swallowing issues. Also some comments from other surgery patients say don’t do it! I’m over 70 n terrified. I cannot take that risk living alone.

Thank you for sharing .time for i will follw all the excercise....i shed tears everytime my neck is in severe pain

Thanks for sharing this useful infor

Excellent video!

Hi E3 Rehab, I have a question. How often can I do the first exercise in this video "cervical spine" per day. And how much repetitions? Thank you in advance!

Nice video. I'm wondering, why not show some nerve flossing and/or tensioning exercises as these have been shown to relieve radicular pain fairly well?

Thank you so much. When I woke up this morning, all symptoms of Cervical Radiculopath happened to me. So, I have been searching for and found your video and it seems very helpful. I will do the exercises you have shown and hope that it will help and fix an issue.

Great video. Thank you.

Thanks a million for your comprehensive and detailed advice in regards to cervical degenerative problem I have recently found your channel and both your topics are relevant to issues I am having I have been doing some of what you stated and have learned a lot more peace and blessings to you Energy. Frequency Vibration 📳♥

So good sir nice stech

This will be a great addition to some of the PT exercises I have been doing. With chronic degenerative cervical arthrosis more persistently pinching the nerve-. Are there activities or exercises that should be limited or managed to avoid triggering cervical pain, such as lifting weights? I am sure ergonomics & static positions while working in hospital based medical ultrasound for many years is a constant trigger or component contributing to discomfort. Activity definitely helps resolve symptoms.

I have two degenerative discs in my neck and two bone spurs that have caused me a great deal of pain for over 20 years. One doctor I had insisted the only way I was going to get better was through surgery. Uh no thank you! I had started doing yoga about three years ago for sciatica and in doing that, I have found that over the years, my neck pain has gotten better and rarely do I wake up in agony. Yoga is a daily routine and a lot of the exercises you showed here have been incorporated in the classes I do. You have shown a few I've not done before, however. I'm willing to add them to my routine for extra support. Thank you for this!

Very informative video....thanks

Very good Info diff rec to a newbee. . I learned all this the hard way. Surgeries neck n both shoulders. Years 25 of pain rehab. G-luck

Good video. Thank you.

thanks a lot for this video.

Such a great video - on an unrelated note, where did you get that awesome desktop background ?!

Thank you! I have cervical stenosis/herniated disc so will give this a go

I really appreciate you sir for this video. I had lumbar surgery last July. For the past 10 days I've experienced severe pain in my neck, top right back shoulder, and right arm. My right arm gets numb at times. It has gotten worse at night while trying to sleep. I'm also having a hard time keeping my neck straight. My head has been going down almost on its own. When I attempt to bring it back up I experience pain.

Super helpful✅👍thank you😎

Thank you so much it’s like this segment was specially designed for me . I live with neck pain, upper back and now lower back every single day . It’s all on the left side . I am going to try these exercises to see if can get a relief. I really like your program honestly, may God bless you.

Awesome stuff

Thank you for these well-demonstrated exercises. I’m beginning a recovery program following recent cervical surgery. I just want to comment on the studies you presented at the end. I had a degenerative spine resulting in a 33 degree kyphosis that was corrected with AECF surgery 8 weeks ago. There was absolutely no way that PT exercises alone was going to relieve my pain & poor posture alone. I tried it for 10 years! I am soooo glad I had surgery!

Thanks for a great summary of the problem and the exercises. Want to know if is it is ok to replace the inverted row by a door pull-up bar exercise. Thank you

As a 68 year old I had this associated with c8 nerve root. I had pain in shoulder front and back down arm affecting small and ring finger. Pain in actual neck was just sore when palpated .Took anti inflammatory and cocodamol which had minimal effect on the pain for 10 days . Eventually added in a muscle relaxant which helped. The pain was excruciating hence exercise would be a no no. Discovered nerve gliders for radius medial and ulnar nerves which I find helps. Pain probably about 40% improvement this week thankfully. Not something I would want to suffer from again. Hopefully I will continue to improve as I have not been back to gym since which I miss. Meantime I will try some home exercise this week.

Thank you!

Good job.

great video! how about neurodynamics exercises? I noticed you didn't mention these kind of exercises.

The combination of increasing sleep,reducing stress, and the specialized exercises in this video was the breakthrough I needed. One day I simply noticed my pain was gone but came back once I slacked off on the sleep and stress part. I really need to work on my workaholic tendencies. I really prefer not do the surgery option.

What these videos often don't tell is there is degenerative or hard herniated disc, and non-degenerative or soft herniated disc. The first one is unlikely to get better on itself. Also, you don't really choose when you wake up, since the pain wakes you up in the middle of the night, repeatedly. That being said, your video is very helpful. Thank you !

ZimmerBiomet ceramic replacemnent here. 13 months postop an doing GREAT!

Thank you

I only have pain on my left side, when i bring my left ear to my left shoulder. or when i turn my neck to the Left. i had x-ray done. it was fine. im getting a MRI soon.

Thanks. Dr

Great i have all the symptoms cuz of studying and not moving for 3 days straight then jumping in high intensity training

Thank you very much sir

Thanks!

wow so detailed..

thank you👍

Awesome 👍 thanks

Another small win is to work on the phrenic nerve. Once I started doing acupressure massage on this nerve I had enormous relief of neck, shoulder, and back pain.❤️

does temporal headache be caused by radiculopathy?

Liked, subscribed and commented for the qwality video 😍

Amazing timing, I’m definitely going to be using these exercises as part of my recovery process. My left rhomboid has been underdeveloped my entire life. Just recently my physio did a neck adjustment that immediately descended my scapula, which confirmed to me it wasn’t a genetic issue but simply a nerve being pinched, allowing me to activate the muscle to actually do its job. I’m glad I can finally put a name to what this condition is. I’m looking forward to finally having a symmetrical back after all these years of going to the gym and having to compensate with other muscles to lift weights resulting in an uneven physique. Cheers!

Thanks sir

If your outside shoulder muscle is burning/painful and some tingling numbness in thumb and index + middle finger and pain on rear of shoulder then its most likely your radial nerve. Pain worsens when sitting at a desk or driving. Have experienced this agonising pain for the last 10 days. Went to physio and she tried to massage the radial passage. Try muscle relaxants in evening once home if pain is too intense or anti inflammatory tablets may possibly help even though its a nerve. The pain worsens in the evening due to temperature change etc. Try some heat therapy with a hot bean bag in microwave to elongate the muscles. Going to try some simple radial nerve stretches after this pain subsides to floss the nerve and hopefully be pain free soon to get back to a normal day and sports activity. Hope this helps anyone out there experiencing these symptoms.

Great thanks for sharing 1month I'm in pain.

Great Info on your video...............How about hanging upside down for a few mins, and letting the weight of your head stretch your spine. What's you're take on that ?

Hi, Can you please share what food to take and which food to avoid when a person suffering from cervical radiculopathy

Hi sir, can you add some advice about sleeping posture when it’s hurts thank you for your video it’s very good

Is what type of doctor should I see for these issues

Sir how to cure knock knees? what are the exercises for knock knees? Make a video on this topic please 🙏

I have been having a problem for a while now where I get these sharp pains that shoot through my lateral (outside) and the knee cap. For example on my left leg the pain would be in the little groove to the left of the knee cap when the leg is bent and shoots a couple centre metres down to the top of my shin on the outside. This pain only seems to occur if i try to spread my knees away from one another like if i sit down and bring my knees up with my feet flat on the ground and try to move both legs away from each other, when I get to about outside my frame I get this shooting knee pain and I seem to compensate by rounding my low back alot, which lessens the pain. I sprint and play football and this problem hinders my ability to get wide and get a low wide base essential for cutting. I have tried many physios but they cant seem to help me, and if seen a trigger point therapist who has released either my it band or the outside quad and it seemed to help alot but only for about 20 mins before it got tight again from sitting. It defintly has something to do with the IT band and I have been stretching the outside quad which has helped but I cant stretch it everytime before football and sprinting as it makes me slower. Any help would be great. I am 18 years old and have made great improvements in my once non existent interal rotation and have created my arch back in my feet (which many people told me was not possible), but this is one problem I cant seem to figure out. P.S.- I used to sit alot as a child so I have been working to fix my body as the sitting has caused me to be less athletic then I should be.

are there any articles regarding your rehab program?