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One of the common causes of a pinched nerve in the neck is a muscle spasm or muscle strain putting pressure on the nerve and compressing it. Relaxing the muscle will usually relieve the symptoms you are feeling. Listed below are some self-treatments for a pinched nerve in the neck that you can attempt.
Most commonly, arm weakness & pinched nerve is experienced in the 4th or 5th decade of life. Typical symptoms of a pinched nerve in the neck may be pain, tingling, numbness or muscle weakness in specific areas related to the path that the nerve travels.The symptoms are sometimes made worse by coughing, sneezing or straining as in moving the bowels.ypical symptoms of a pinched nerve in the neck may be pain, tingling, numbness or muscle weakness in specific areas related to the path that the nerve travels. The symptoms are sometimes made worse by coughing, sneezing or straining as in moving the bowels.