Top 5 Treatments For Pain Relief From A Neck Disc Herniation

Disc herniations in the neck can improve if you take pressure off them. The disc becomes herniated because of the stuck joints and weak muscles near the herniated disc.

Getting strength and mobility in the right areas can help reduce neck pain in the short term and the long term.

Only do exercises and treatments that can give you immediate relief. Avoid doing things that hurt during and right after.

In this video Dr. David shows you the top 5 treatments for pain relief from a neck disc herniation.

🙋‍♀️Looking for more help with neck problems? Check out these playlists:

00:00 Top 5 Treatments For Pain Relief From A Neck Disc Herniation
00:18 Chin Tuck Rotation
02:19 Pillowcase Neck Stretch
05:22 Shrugs
07:23 Angel Wings
09:55 Chin Tuck Posture

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[jDTo]

Helped me a lot!!! My neck realigned after three days of these exercises... I heard a pop just few minutes ago. Now full neck movement is restored and just feeling some residual muscle pain from all those days of spasms. Thanks doc. Subscripted !

[raviyaheeraismail]

I've been dealing with severe pain in my neck due to a hard kettlebells workout since July. I've been to the chiropractor, did months of PT and the pain has persisted. I've now turned to acupuncture and these exercises on this channel and there is finally relief! I also realize that a lot of the exercises I was taught to do (the neck stretching and traps activation) was making the problem worse! Please do these exercises if you have a cervical herniation. Dr. David knows what he is talking about!

[canislupus]

These exercises have helped me more in three days than months of PT and chiropractor. No joke. I'm going to send this to my primary physician and the PT I was working with so they can help future patients. As for me, I'm going to save some (a lot) of money and just work these exercises into my daily life, forever.

[jimkovacs]

3 years now, checking out all the excercises on the web, AND YOU SAVED MY LIFE. The chin tuck/shrug/arm raise is making a HUGE difference, doing it all day. Source Bless You !

[fatmanskills]

It took you 12 minutes to turn my pain down from 9 to 2. Mate you're the best.

[oilguy]

I was In severe pain and was told I need surgery. I am so glad I watched your video.. I am doing the exercises and it has given me some relief. Thank you !

[piydix]

Fantastic video and great explanation; it is already helping my herniated disc problem. The exercises are more effectve than what my Physiotherapist recommended.

[robynm]

Hi Dr. David,

I just sent 2 of your videos to Australia to help my girlfriend's husband with a compressed disc.
They have such a long wait to even get him cbecked so I told her about you & I sent her your videos & told her what my PT told me to do to help my neck.

Thank you for having information on cervical neck issues.

God bless you
Robyn

[inno]

I don't speak English fluently, so excuse me if you don't understand some of what I said.. I will try..
I don't know how to thank you... and how to express my great gratitude to you.
Thank you for making this video, you saved my life..
I watched dozens of videos of neck disc exercises and did some of them, such as stretching and pulling my shoulders back, and the pain became so severe that I did not sleep for more than two hours, and then the pain woke me up while I was crying and walking around the halls of the house waiting for the pain in my back and the intense burning in my shoulders to subside.
It has now been 4 months since I suffered a herniated disc in my C5 and C6 vertebrae. At the beginning of the fourth month, I started applying wing exercises and shoulder raises, and I maintained the 20% double chin position for a full month as long as I did not feel pain. I did not expect this result. Really cool.
I didn't do all the exercises, I just did the double chin, then shoulder raises and the wings exercise, and I followed your advice to always keep the double chin position even if it was 5%
Especially the wing exercise, at first it was very difficult because my shoulders are uncoordinated and my arms are heavy, but with repetition the pain and stiffness decreased, my range of motion increased, my strength improved, and coordination in the shoulders and arms improved. . .
Day by day, the muscle spasms in my neck diminished and were no longer as swollen as they were before, and I was able to do daily activities. With less difficulty.
I didn't need to go to an orthopedist or a physical therapist. I didn't need sessions or go to my appointments with my doctor. I have patiently endured and applied your exercises very carefully, taking care to stay upright with a double chin, and here I am recovering and I feel that there is little left and I can go back to what I was before. And it's all thanks to you. I hope this video spreads to reach every person suffering from a herniated disc in the neck.

[blarpieman]

Here is what I did and my c5-c7 were almost completely touching with arm weakness, tingling, headaches and 3 herniation's. 1. I stopped all irritating exercise like tennis and static stability holds and bought a saunders home traction unit off ebay. I started it at less than 10 lbs of force and did 2 minutes on and 1 minute off and worked up to 25 minutes 2x a day over the course of several weeks. 2. I then have continued to increase the pressure and tolerance until I was able to pump the unit to around 35-40lbs which gets at the lower discs. Higher pressures are needed to pull those discs apart and rehydrate them. 3. I continue now to increase the pressures until no more benefit is seen which took 2 months and now I am close to maintenance. 4. At 6 week mark I was able to place my hands behind my neck fingers overlaying each other and gently do 50 reps of flexon and extension in very short movements which creates a burning in the back and front of the neck and helps to heal the discs. I do this in the shower every day. 4. Don't let anyone tell you this is a death sentence.

[Chiroman]

El Paso MPT, THX for this video. The exercises did Help to loosen things up in my neck. I'm 71 YO, a sufferer of a number of spinal maladies including Cervical issues galore. I have Spondy in most areas of my spine. Disc herniations, Degenerative Disc Disease, OA on the vertebrae and facet joints, some mild to moderate Stenosis. Military Neck too.... I will tell you, You are Spot On. I commuted by car each day about 3 to 3.5 hours to and from work. I also did driving on the job as a Mortgage Loan Officer inspecting various properties. Then combine that with PC work at my desk for the last 48 years - and Bingo!!. As one Chiropractor I've seen on line, where he would warn that you think Diabetes is an epeidemic, wait until you see TECH NECK evolve from all the young peole aslways looking Down at their Phone and PC screens !!

[ThanosGod]

These exercises have helped me out so much. Thank you for posting !!!

[gauravsharma-vmuo]

I am lucky that I came across your video Doctor. After running through many physiotherapy sessions this year, I was so disappointed but your exercises cured my disc herniation in a month. MRI says it all... miracle happens when Dr. David is there...Thank you doctor for your efforts...BEST WISHES from INDIA

[LevaniTavberidze]

You look like someone sharing really useful tips, I really wish we had such helpful and not corrupter doctors like you! Absolutely appreciating the time you put for those free videos! Well done.

[maxfactorone]

Brilliant video. Many thanks. I can feel the difference just doing these exercises as I follow through your video. 👍👍👍👍

[jeanneratterman]

Thank you Manuel. I have been cruising sites such as yours. You have some additional information not on other sites. The better i can understand the reason and position of movements, i know i am more likely to stick with the exercises. Thank you so much for your dedication and compassion.

[joannvannini]

This really gave me relief! Goimg to do these daily. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us.

[virginiagatchalian]

Thanks for sharing these exercises for neck pain.

[HereticHammer]

wow that angel wings exercise in particular felt really impactful.

[sharonrutherford]

You offerthe best explanations about why problems exist as well as the best solutions! I have a looked through so many videos but yours beat them all. I’m grateful to have found such excellent advice. Thank you so much!