I have very tight muscle in my neck on left side and back of neck. Had massage and Chiropractor visits but gradually improving. Not sure of cause but nowim getting left upper arm muscle spasms that are a noticeable pulsing and I just realized it was noticeable after I did a workout. Would it be a neck muscle strain, or something more concerning. What is the best method to fix the problem. Feels like a pinched nerve but exray doesn t show anything
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. As you have a doubt of the pinched nerve in the cervical spine, then an x-ray will not reveal such nerve compression because x-ray show roughly the idea about the bone and fractures. Also, for nerve injuries in the cervical spine usually an MRI is advised to see the amount of disc pressure applied on the nerve root. Also, chiropractor can help to unlock the facet joints and there by spasm can be relieved, but the actual compression on the nerve root may not get relived. Besides, massage can help soothe the muscles and lead to vasodilation to the muscle and reduce the pain. For the proper way to handle the fiscal injuries the muscle strength has to be regained as by regaining the strength the inter vertebral space is maintained and the compression from the nerve root will be elevated. That is how the in my clinical practice we rehabilitate the patients. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor. 