How can I correct nerve damage?

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I have been to the doctor for this two times, and to the chiropractor three times with some relief, but not completely. 

Three weeks ago I woke up early with severe pain in my left shoulder blade and left arm. During the day the arm pain would come and go, especially bad in the elbow and while sitting. Then along with the pain, my finger tips went numb and I had tingling across my back, just below the shoulder blades. 

Now I don't have the pain, but the tingling across the back remains and so does the numbness in my left index finger tip and thumb tip. I am also experiencing numbness in the toes of both feet.  The doctor did an EKG and that was fine. He gave me pain killers and muscle relaxers, which I took for about one week. Does this sound like nerve damage? Can it be corrected? If it will heal itself, how long does it take?

JAS · Accepted Answer

I'm not quite sure if it's nerve damage. If it is nerve damage, it might or might not be perminant. I'm sure to doctor went through with you your list of possible activities that could have injured you or to possibility of sleeping wrong and tweeking a nerve that way. I would ask the doctor about the possibility of having a clot somewhere and make sure you didn't have a mini-stroke or anything like that while you were asleep.  you might want to ask him about getting a MRA/MRI and maybe and EEG. a EKG/ECG is only a test that will tell you if your heart is beating properly. i hope it's not anything serious, but it might not go away for a while. good luck with everything.

Anonymous · Answer

Continue with the chiropractic care. See about going at a higher frequency to properly correct the possible causes. Spinal disc bulges respond very well to manipulative therapy, and it is worth a therapeutic trial. Keep the care conservative before moving on to surgery.

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