What about a pinched nerve in the neck?

Neck compression of the nerve, in the clinical mainly refers to the cervical spine of the intervertebral disc herniation, calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, local osteophytes, hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, these degenerative changes compressed the cervical spine of the nerve root or the spinal cord, the corresponding symptoms of damage. If only the nerve roots are compressed, the first step is conservative treatment. Intermittent traction using an inflatable neck brace, each time about half an hour to an hour, 5-6 times a day, can effectively reduce the degree of compression of the nerve roots and relieve the symptoms. Mannitol injection dehydration and swelling treatment, reduce the degree of swelling of the nerve root and the pressure in the spinal canal, oral anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs Loxoprofen sodium, nutritive nerve methylcobalamin capsules, methylcobalamin injection, can not massage, massage, strengthen the warmth, to avoid being cold. If the conservative treatment can not effectively relieve, need to actively carry out surgical treatment. If the spinal nerves are compressed, surgery is the only way. After the surgery, it is necessary to treat the nerves with nutritive drugs, and avoid trauma at the same time.