Most Important Exercises to Help Pinched Nerve & Neck Pain! FAST-RELIEF. (Updated)

Most Important Exercises to Help Pinched Nerve & Neck Pain! FAST-RELIEF. (Updated)

Bob and Brad demonstrate the most important exercises to help a pinched nerve in your neck.

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[angel.heart]

With this pinched nerve, neck pain, arm pain shoulder blade and now my chest muscle it’s so hard to avoid being depressed about it. My anxiety has been through the roof as all the symptoms make me feel hopeless… I’m getting ready to try all the stretches and exercises now. 🙏🏼

[skinnybricks]

5:24 Chin Tuck
6:30 Wall Angels
7:50 Foam Roller, upper back
8:18 Foam Roller, stretch & chin tucks
9:37 Neck strengthening
10:55 Towel neck stretch

Good luck everyone. Just bookmarking these because I can only see my PT once a week now and I'm getting a head start on trying to progressing on the pinched neve in my neck.

Having had a slipped disc in my lower back and it taking 6+ months to get better and the sciatica go away, this is pretty anxiety inducing to me as it's more debilitating overall. As someone who is young, and in good shape, it's pretty depressing and there will be lots of ups and downs but it will get better.

[realkoko-loco]

Holy moly, I just did a thing that made my pain go from 12 to 0. I’ve been hardly able to walk all week because of stenosis, degeneration C7 pinched nerve that was radiating to my scapula. I grabbed my scarf, put it around my neck and laid down on a hard floor. With my head resting against the floor, I pulled back, causing traction. There was an audible pop and I could feel the vertebra move and I jumped up, pain-free. It was miraculous!! I’ve been watching videos and stretching nonstop and maybe that helped loosen me up, but darn!—that one single action made all the difference. Feel better, everyone.

[jereldavid]

Early January this year I had cervical radiculopathy all the way down my left shoulder and arm, complete numbness on my index and middle finger. An MRI a few days later confirmed a ruptured disc and C7 severe nerve root compression. It was only 2 weeks later I tested my left tricep strength, and I assessed it to be over 85% weaker before onset of symptoms. I couldn't straight my arm against gravity or do a single pushup so that had me worried. I started PT with chintucks, neck and upper back flexibility exercises and tricep strengthening every day. At 4 weeks I saw a neuro who recommended surgery as my arm was still very weak..but in the end decided to continue non surgical route as I felt while slow, I was still improving. Now at 9 weeks and tricep strength almost back to where I was (15% or so weaker) and now doing 10 dips / 15 Close grip/diamond pushups, where I don't really notice the weakness anymore. Pain and numbness completely gone. I know I my experience will not be like others but hopefully might help those weighing up surgery or not. If your symptoms are improving after 4-6 weeks and are disciplined to doing PT definitely recommend not opting for surgery. I feel the chin tucks, wall angels, and a few days anti inflammatories when I had stiff neck episodes really helped, as well as warm/hot baths. Nerve pain really sucks, and I was bedridden for quite a few days. Talking it through with someone can really help, and keeping at it and being patient knowing at these things tend to get better over time.

[holafishingtonpancakes]

I have had a pinched nerve all day due to bad posture. (This is a warning to those without pinched nerves!!!!) It hurts like heck. Straightening your body is a much easier choice rather than having an extremely painful pinch in your neck! Listen to these guys. Their exercises help with my pain.

[felicesummers]

So glad you're back, Bob! God bless you guys!

[mariecolello]

Have had upper shoulder back pain for several weeks. Where did it come from? BUT started your neck pain exercises SEVERAL TIMES A DAY && at nighttime, too! The relief is AWESOME. THANKS TONS, 👍🏻👏😉

[jdsayshello]

I am so glad for this video. I've been diagnosed with pinched neck nerves. It even gave me vertigo. Crazy stuff.

[pamelamalley]

Thank you so much for your excellent videos!!! Over a year ago I developed numbness and pain shooting down my arms to my hands, no doubt due to years (I'm 67) of poor posture - round shoulders and head forward position. I was carrying heavy pails of water when my symptoms began, but then I found they recurred while using my cell phone, typing at the computer, practicing piano - anything involving my arms in front of me or looking down. I couldn't drive without my hands going numb! Soon the numbness and tingling wouldn't go away in my fingers. I was worried, but due to Covid, I hesitated going into a doctor's or PT office. Your posture advice and exercises probably saved me from neck surgery! (A friend with similar symptoms had cervical surgery, with no trial of PT.) Symptoms gradually improved over months, but by one year, I was pain free and had no more numbness. I still have to remind myself to improve my posture at times, but I am able to do all the things I want without pain and numbness. Your sound advice is greatly appreciated!

[fotszyrzk]

Holy Cow! I'm strugling with this pain from neck to the left arm and elbow for a 5 weeks now! This excercises helped me right away - much better now, what a relief! The one with hands under the chin, and the towel one in particular. Thank you!

[foggycoast]

I never imagined Ferris and Cameron would give me such great advice 35 years later...

[GantsilyoBaguio]

OH MY god! The exercises really work! Thanks so much Bob and Brad. I've been suffering for almost a week from arm fatigue, weakness, tingling from shoulder to fingers. I was really worried and was about to go for a check-up when I remembered that I subscribed to this channel. So I looked this up and did the exercise mentioned in this video and voila! 2 days and it's gone! Bob and Brad are awesome!

[bobbyhonez]

And now all of my neck pain I've had all week has been massively reduced over the span of several minutes. I love you guys. Thank you.

[anotherunboxingchannelasmr]

The detail about how you check patients to see if the pinched nerve is in the neck was super helpful. Knowing that it can be worked and freed up if that’s the issue.

[robertcg]

Absolutely unbelievable!!
Last night I could only lay on my side
Within 5 reps my pain was virtually gone

[kathysharp]

I think my impingement started in the neck, but the resulting muscle spasms have tightened my traps which is now a second area of impingement. That's my theory at present. So I'm using a ball against the wall to massage my traps (to release the nerve there) in addition to using the advice in this video (to release the nerve from the vertebrae area). Just thought I'd mention that in case it's useful to others.

Thank you Bob and Brad for another great video! And I love that you mentioned Stuart McGill. His book "Back Mechanic" has done wonders improving my lower back and thus my life.

[Xanderviceory]

I cannot express how helupful this was! I'm a glass blower and musician, so getting a pinched nerve is quite the worst that could happen, but after doing these stretches several times a day just 3 days later i'm at about 90% recovered where usually i'd have to take off a week or more. Thanks again guys, youre videos are worth everything in the world to those that they help

[jahreign]

I appreciate you guys so much. You have been a real asset to my fitness program. I'm a living testimony of how much your advice works

[pamelamower-conner]

You guys are fantastic, my left hip is bone on bone and I have been doing your hip exercises and took a 90 minute walk today in the hills pain free!

[darrylgarcia]

You guys have helped me with my first experience with a pinched nerve on my upper back! Thanks!